Staff need to prioritise tasks due to conflictingdemandsoftime, workload and deadlines
Workload will influence prioritisation as staff need to ensure they can complete all tasks they are given.
Conflictingdemandsoftime can influence prioritisation as staff may be in a situation where they have multiple tasks that need completing at the same time.
Meetingdeadlines is crucial when prioritising tasks as there are different types of deadlines depending on whether it is internal or external, or interim or final.
Internal deadlines are deadlines set by someone within the business. External deadlines are deadlines set by someone outside the business.
Interim deadlines are deadline for a certain area of a task to be completed which ensure that the final deadlines are met on time. Final deadlines set a date for when a task needs to be completed by.
Missing deadlines can have a large impact on a business, such as: