How do you prioritize amid multiple deadlines?
Cerner places a lot of focus on workload management through its technology services, devices, and hardware. One of the issues they aim to solve is making multitasking more efficient by tackling the "quantity, pace, and complexity of the workload. Healthcare professionals are trying to do a lot of work as quickly as possible, but the brain isn't designed for multitasking. When people try to do more than one thing at a time, mistakes are inevitable." Your interviewer wants to know how you've tackled this issue in your professional development. Share how you establish priority with diligence and follow through on your tasks with speed and quality.
"I will determine which project requires my attention by the number of hours we are behind and then the project size. I am comfortable delegating tasks when needed, but I am also aware that these times will require additional commitment hours from me. Never have I under-delivered on a deadline."
"Assuming that the projects have different stakeholders, I interview each to determine the value of increased productivity, morale or revenue, decreased costs, and the overall impact."
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Anonymous Answer
Although all projects are important, it's critical to understand which is the priority project and at what stage the plans are in. For example, if a project is behind schedule, then I would spend a bit more time to help the team to get back on track. It also depends on which project is critical to the customer organization.
Rachelle's Feedback
There are undoubtedly many factors that go into prioritization, and you do an excellent job showing the interviewer that you are aware of all moving parts.
