WHAT IS A TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?
A task management system is exactly what is sounds like, which is a way to ‘manage’ your tasks. In other words, someone can assign you with a responsibility, duty, project, or task. The task will usually have a priority rating. For instance, high, medium, or low. In addition, an expected time-line as well as a way for the person completing the task to give updates is usually included. In reality, a task management system should be this simple and easy.
Let’s think about things for a second here. I type up a task, either by e-mail or spreadsheet, and send it to the recipient. There are many things that they can do with that task. For example, they can read it now, start working on it now, read it later, and start working on it later. Heck, they can even take a note and place it somewhere on their desk. Truth be told, you are not even sure where they stand with the task. Interestingly, though, some of you micromanage so harshly that you expect an immediate answer. Well, whatever the case is, a task management system is probably the solution for you. The good news is that Plaitoe’s software incorporates a task management system for you and your company.
THE CURRENT TREND
As someone who has worked for several large behavioral health company’s, I have seen a lot. For example, using excel spreadsheets, google sheets, ungodly long(and lost) e-mail exchanges, to name a few. Because of this, the use of a task management system, like the one designed for Plaitoe, will save you and your organization time, effort, energy, frustration and money.
As a newly developed human resource information system, we would simply be foolish not to have such a tool. After all, the spreadsheets just give us all headaches, don’t they? Regardless of what you think, moving into the use of a task management system is important, even vital, in behavioral health. Some organizations that would greatly benefit include: detox’s, residential centers, outpatient centers, methadone clinics, eating disorder centers, etc. Now is the time to make the change. Do you want more information? Contact Plaitoe today for a demo!
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