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    Identifying which digital tasks should be outsourced

    Medium effort

    Medium impact

    Many digital tasks seem simple to start with. There are plenty of useful resources online and it’s beneficial to learn new skills. However, these tasks can take longer than expected and end up sapping valuable time, plus there’s no guarantee of success when you’re teaching yourself as you go. It’s vital to learn when to hold onto digital tasks and when to outsource.

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    • We’ve designed our action plans to be completed in the order of steps laid out and explained why each step is important
    • Customising your action plan lets you set your own completion dates, assign tasks to others and get notifications
    • Helpful tools are provided for certain steps while a tracking metric at the end will help you determine the long-term success of your effort
    • A downloadable PDF version of each action plan is available if you’d like to compete it offline

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    How will I know if my action plan is working?

    Success rate for outsourced tasks

    Decide what to outsource by tracking what's successful

    Why this metric?

    Looking at whether outsourced tasks have been completed quickly and to a high standard will tell you whether you’ve made the right decision.

    How do I start tracking?

    Assess the success rate of outsourced tasks after three months and determine whether you’ve had better results from outsourcing.