Para 3.21.22 — MSO (Audit)
Original Rule Text
3.21.22 Time estimates or work norms are devised for various elements, operations or jobs in a department or organisation by applying the techniques of time study, synthetic data, analytical estimating, activity or work sampling, etc.
What This Means
Time estimates or work norms for various jobs in a department are developed using specific techniques. These include time study (directly measuring how long tasks take), synthetic data (using pre-measured times for common elements), analytical estimating (estimating times for non-repetitive work), and activity or work sampling (observing a random sample of work activity to draw conclusions about the whole).
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Key Points
- 1Time study: directly measuring time taken for each task element
- 2Synthetic data: using pre-established time values for recurring elements
- 3Analytical estimating: estimating times for non-repetitive or varied work
- 4Activity/work sampling: drawing conclusions from random observation samples
Practical Example
A government printing press uses time study for repetitive machine operations (measuring actual time per 1,000 pages printed). For administrative tasks like correspondence handling, where work varies daily, they use analytical estimating. For understanding how typists spend their time across different activities during the day, they use work sampling — observing at random intervals what each typist is doing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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