{
  "title": "Prioritising: how much time should be set aside for checking?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/prioriser-quel-temps-reserver-a-la-verification-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-05-28",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Processing a file faster does not necessarily mean saving time. Research on the speed–accuracy tradeoff suggests examining errors and rework as well.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Time Management & Prioritisation",
  "place": {
    "name": "Bern",
    "region": "Berne",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Wayne A."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The mechanism: deciding with less information",
      "point": "Richard P."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "It would be tempting to conclude that teams should always slow down or add more checks."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limits of the evidence and current practice",
      "point": "The experimental tasks in this literature do not reproduce the preparation of an administrative decision, the validation of public health information or the inspection of a component."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Berne",
      "point": "As part of SHR's time management and prioritisation programme, a team in Berne could select a single category of deliverables: federal administration files, public health communications, telecom configurations or inspection documents in precision manufacturing."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Wickelgren",
      "year": "1977",
      "source": "Acta Psychologica"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Heitz",
      "year": "2014",
      "source": "Frontiers in Neuroscience"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 424,
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  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/gestion-du-temps/berne",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/berne",
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  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}