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not curtail the task listing too soon, and no breaks should be scheduled while listing tasks

for a duty area. The facilitator should then try to guide the team in selecting a duty area

with similar tasks to the one that was just completed. It is easy for the team to bog down

if it switches from procedural tasks to analytical or problem-solving tasks.

This process is continued until the group has identified tasks for all duty areas.

Because this stage of the TTJA process is the most time consuming, it can tax everyone's

endurance, patience, and adherence to the process. As long as the facilitator remains

highly motivated and dedicated to the task, the team is likely to remain so, as well.

Once all the tasks for each duty area have been identified, the facilitator should

conduct a review of each task statement on the task list. The goal at this time is to

improve the overall quality of the task list. The skill of the team members to identify

worker tasks accurately and precisely should have continued to improve as they advance

from duty area to duty area. The facilitator can capitalize on this expertise by reviewing

each statement and refining those that need improvement. No sequencing should be done

at this time. The team should be permitted to add any new tasks found missing or to

delete or reword tasks that overlap one another.

The facilitator should normally review the tasks in the same order that they were

initially identified. The facilitator should repeat the statement as it is worded and ask the

team members the following:

Critique the action verb. Is it the most accurate descriptor of what the worker

actually does?

Review the object. Does it represent the thing or person acted upon by the

worker?

Check the modifiers or qualifiers, if any. Are the correct ones used? Are others

needed? Have unnecessary modifiers, such as "effectively" and "efficiently,"

been omitted?