Role of Information Technology

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THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN IMPROVING PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

IT Planning Aids:

  • Electronic personal organisers

  • Project management software

  • Hand-held computerised dairies

  • Integrated software packages

Integrated software packages like MS Outlook® has the following features for personal productivity management:

  1. A calendar allows users to timetable their activities for the day and plan meetings with others. 

    It will also be able to generate reminders, for example when a deadline is approaching, or the date of a meeting.

  2. An address book.

  3. To do lists.

  4. A journal. This can automatically record interactions with people involved in a project, such as email messages and record and time actions such as creating and working on files. 

    The journal will keep track of all of this and is useful both as a record of work done and as a quick way of finding relevant files and messages without having to remember where each one is saved.

  5. A jotter for jotting down notes as quick reminders of questions, ideas, and so on.

Handheld

Computers like the Palm do not attempt to do the work of a complete computer. 

It tracks appointments and contacts, synchronises them with a desktop computer, and takes the occasional note. 

The features include

  • Date book

  • Address book

  • To Do list

  • Calculator

  • Expense Tracking

  • Memo pad

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