Hidden Potential Quiz Summary & Objectives: 

Have you ever sat down at the end of the day, tired, but feeling like you didn’t accomplish a lot? Wondering what it was that made you exhausted by the end of it? You may look back on your day and recall a handful of accomplishments; a few things knocked off the to do list. However, upon further evaluation you recall the ten plus trips up and down the stairs you took putting items away, or the repeat trips to the car to unload the groceries. This all took up time, that while necessary to complete the job, stole time away from your ability to complete additional tasks or achieve a couple extra goals. 

This same concept applies to our workdays and how we manage our tasks and the physical steps required to complete them. Workflow mapping and time-motion studies are formal methods to measure and evaluate how much movement is required to efficiently complete a task. These studies have not only helped efficiency but also budget planning and providing metrics for staff performance evaluations (Kalne et al, 2022). 

• Identify five (5) factors that contribute to fragmented workflows 

• Discuss the strategies that reduce fragmented workflows and streamline processes 

• Describe the benefits of time-motion studies