EMAE 260 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lightweight matrix organization - ANSWER-The functional links are stronger than the
project links
Heavyweight matrix organization - ANSWER-The project manager has complete
budgetary authority, makes most of the resource allocation decisions, and plays a
strong role in evaluating personnel
Three phases of technological innovation - ANSWER-invention, innovation, and
diffusion
Lateral Thinking - ANSWER-A set of approaches and techniques designed to find
radically new approaches to problems - to come at them from the side rather than
the front
8 Lateral Thinking Tools - ANSWER-The worst solution, 6 thinking hats, pass the
parcel, random word, similes, break the rules, 6 serving men, TRIZ
Six Thinking Hats - ANSWER-White - information
Red - feelings
Black - caution
Yellow - optimism
Green - creativity
Blue - control (facilitator's role)
Random Word - ANSWER-Find random word in dictionary, list 4 attributes of this
word, force connections between word and objective
6 serving men - ANSWER-what, why, when, how, where, who
TRIZ - ANSWER-Theory of Inventive Problem solving. Systematic identification of
problems an ideal solutions, overcoming various blocks
Two Theories of TRIZ - ANSWER-- Someone has already solved your problem,
creativity is finding the solution and adapting it to your current problem
- Don't accept contradictions, resolve them
Three Types of Decisions - ANSWER-Routine (programmed), Adaptive, Innovative
(non-programmed)
Routine (programmed) decisions - ANSWER-Common problems with well-defined
solutions
Adaptive Decisions - ANSWER-A combination of moderately unusual and only
partially-known problems and alternatives
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lightweight matrix organization - ANSWER-The functional links are stronger than the
project links
Heavyweight matrix organization - ANSWER-The project manager has complete
budgetary authority, makes most of the resource allocation decisions, and plays a
strong role in evaluating personnel
Three phases of technological innovation - ANSWER-invention, innovation, and
diffusion
Lateral Thinking - ANSWER-A set of approaches and techniques designed to find
radically new approaches to problems - to come at them from the side rather than
the front
8 Lateral Thinking Tools - ANSWER-The worst solution, 6 thinking hats, pass the
parcel, random word, similes, break the rules, 6 serving men, TRIZ
Six Thinking Hats - ANSWER-White - information
Red - feelings
Black - caution
Yellow - optimism
Green - creativity
Blue - control (facilitator's role)
Random Word - ANSWER-Find random word in dictionary, list 4 attributes of this
word, force connections between word and objective
6 serving men - ANSWER-what, why, when, how, where, who
TRIZ - ANSWER-Theory of Inventive Problem solving. Systematic identification of
problems an ideal solutions, overcoming various blocks
Two Theories of TRIZ - ANSWER-- Someone has already solved your problem,
creativity is finding the solution and adapting it to your current problem
- Don't accept contradictions, resolve them
Three Types of Decisions - ANSWER-Routine (programmed), Adaptive, Innovative
(non-programmed)
Routine (programmed) decisions - ANSWER-Common problems with well-defined
solutions
Adaptive Decisions - ANSWER-A combination of moderately unusual and only
partially-known problems and alternatives
