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InstructionsforusingthePACEPrioritizationMatrixforyouronlinecourse

Purpose:APACEmatrixhelpsyouprioritizethetasksandpreparationsyouwillneedtocompletetobepreparedtoteachyouronlinecourse.1.CreateaTaskList.Determinesomecommontasksthatneedtobecompletedtofullyprepareyouronlinecourse.Someofthesetasksmayhavebeencompletedpreviouslybyanotherinstructororacoursedesigner.Thereforeyouwillonlyneedtoevaluateorreviewthem.Numberalltheideas,howeverthenumberdoesnotindicatepriority.Therearesomesuggestedtasksonpage2.2.DeterminewhatyourdefinitionsareforDifficultandEasyImplementationEffortandHighandLowAnticipatedBenefit.3.UsethePACEPrioritizationMatrix(page2)andtheTaskListtoaddtaskstoyourmatrix.DrawinthenumberedcirclesintotheMatrixwhereyouthinktheyshouldgoontheMatrixaccordingtoEffortandBenefit.4.UsetheMatrixtoguideyourpreparedness.

Priority–Thesetaskshavethehighestanticipatedbenefitandaretheeasiesttoimplement.Theseshouldbeimplementedfirst.Action–Thesetaskshaveslightlylowerbenefitbutarestillrelativelyeasytoimplement.Theseshouldoccurasafollow-upafterthePtaskshavebeenimplemented.Consider–AfterPandAtaskshavebeenimplementedreviewthetasksthatwereintheConsiderationarea.Youcandecidewhetherthedifficultyencounteredwithimplementationisworththebenefit.Eliminate–Thesetasksshouldbeeliminatedbecausetheirlowbenefitisnotworththehighcostineffort.

ThisPACEPrioritizationMatrixwasadaptedfromTheKarenMartinGroup,Inc.ThematrixisaLEANengineeringtooldevelopedtoincreaseefficiency.LEANprincipleswereoriginallycreatedbyToyota.

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