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Oracle Tips by Burleson |
Follow-Through
Are work assignments completely implemented? Is a
complete overall package implemented including finishing the small
tasks, addressing post-implementation issues, fine tuning, and
communicating where necessary to all affected parties?
There are IT professionals who do a fine job
completing the core of the work assignment, but then they do not
complete the ancillary tasks. The system may have worked for the most
part, but there are errors and breakdowns that are the product of not
following through on all the necessary steps. What some consider small
or insignificant tasks can be extremely important and should always be
completed in their entirety. These subordinate tasks can either be
technical or non-technical. Something as simple as notifying another
support group that a database is live and that it needs to be
monitored can be vital for problem detection and the assurance of
system availability.
Follow-through, as are other measurements, is
important for all technicians to make an integral part of their job
performance skill set. Many times other co-workers will bail out
employees who do not finish the job, but this does not free the poor
performing employee from his or her responsibilities. They still need
to be held accountable and directed by the manager into a more
acceptable level of performance. If the lack of follow-through leads
to more serious circumstances such as critical system failures on a
continual basis, then the offending employee is in line to be
disciplined.
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