Ever since the man started to realize that he is living in a complex world, he chose to keep a “To-do” list to remind himself of the tasks that he needs to accomplish in a day.?We learn from history that Ben Franklin, Richard Branson, and now Michelle Obama, all carried a “To-Do” list with them constantly reminding them of the work that needed to be done by them.
- ?In addition to the “To-do list”, now there are the boxes of the checklist. These boxes emerged when the jobs became too complicated and were called projects.
- ?The project professional developed the boxes to remind himself as well as his team to make sure that every aspect of the project is taken care of. Hence, the “boxes” became an integral part of the projects.
- ?The boxes show an organized way of working, and orderly behavior of the personnel for taking care of all the aspects of the projects. The systems or the processes are indicated in the boxes.
- The check marks on the boxes confirm the completion of the work relating to the minute job stated in the box.
- ?I had been informed of the situation wherein the GM-Operations of a Power Plant, was sitting in the control room before firing the Gas turbine. He examined the checklists and the boxes relating to each micro-level instrument. Subsequently, these checked boxes of the documents were saved. ?
- ?If the boxes were not seen with check marks, no firing of the turbine will be done. Please be informed, a minute flaw in any of the instruments could cause huge hold-ups and great financial loss to the organization for which the GM becomes accountable.
- Every quarter, the VP of Sales of the company, goes through the sales figures and reports of each sales and account manager. This is to ensure that all the boxes of their documents have been checked properly. The VP thus evaluates the performance of each of the sales managers.
- ?Cardiology, Ophthalmology, or Neuroscience surgeons investigate the pulse, BP, glucose level, and other aspects in the boxes on the history sheets of the patient before initiating the procedures of the surgery.?
- Global vendor performances are evaluated by examining the checked boxes against each supplier. This is to know whether these vendors are easy to deal with. The boxes show the quality of their merchandise and the adherence to the supply schedule by the supplier.
- ?Checked boxes thus form part and parcel of the processes of any modern-day business. In fact, these remain imbibed in the organization’s O & M procedures.
