Purpose of Table-Top Job Analysis

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involved in properly planning the table-top job analysis). Brainstorming is one technique

used to obtain the collective expertise and help the team reach consensus.

Since the team consists of people with expertise in their job, team members do not

need advance preparation. Generally, team members find work on the team both

professionally stimulating and rewarding.

It must be stressed, however, that some job positions may not have any "experts."

This is especially true when a new position is created or at facilities that are in the early

stages of operation. In these cases, the job analysts may decide to use a method other

than table-top job analysis.

A six step process is guided by the facilitator during the session:

Orient team (training portion)

Review job

Identify duty areas

Identify tasks

Sequence tasks and duty areas

Select tasks for training.

The TTJA normally results in identifying 8 to 12 duty areas and 50 to 200 task

statements that outline what a successful worker in a job area must be able to do (These

numbers may vary depending on the job being analyzed.)

Accurate work by the TTJA team is important since these tasks will form the basis for

developing lesson plans and/or courses for their training program. Since analysis is the

first step in the performance-based training model, it is imperative that the team work

together to establish an accurate task list. If the analysis is faulty, the instructional

products developed will be faulty. An analysis of these tasks is performed to provide the

basis for the skills and knowledge that are incorporated into the instructional products.