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Training On the JOB: Step-by-Step Guidance Worksheets, Checklists, Case Examples Everything You Need to Succeed
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Training On the JOB: Step-by-Step Guidance Worksheets, Checklists, Case Examples Everything You Need to Succeed

by Diane Walter
December 2001
Intermediate to advanced
206 pages
5h 33m
English
Association for Talent Development
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Use Conditional Statements and Decision Tables Appropriately

A conditional statement is an action substep that describes a condition and the action to be taken if that condition applies. Conditional statements are used when a decision must be made by the person performing the task. Conditional terms are usually capitalized. Use IF to present the condition to the performer of the task, and use THEN to present the action. For example:

IF the plug is not clean,

THEN return to storage.

or

IFTHEN
plug is not cleanreturn to storage
plug is cleaninstall

When two conditions are present, use IF and AND followed by THEN. (You may also use IF and OR followed by THEN in a similar fashion.) For example:

IF outside temperature is less than 39° F

AND heated ...

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