IS 4410 EXAM 2 EXAM WITH COMPLETE
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When your team begins planning how to accomplish the IS 4410 group project, you
notice that everyone seems to be agreeing with each other. Instead of being excited
that the group is so cohesive, you recognize that _______ may be occurring which will
damage the quality of your project in the future.
A. groupthink
B. reputation
C. negative collaboration
D. negative feedback - ANSA. groupthink
One outcome of successful collaboration is that the team becomes more efficient as
they work together more often. This is an example of "successful outcome" criteria for
judging team success out of the three criteria: successful outcome, growth in team
capability, and meaningful and satisfying experience.
A. True
B. False - ANSB. False
A manager at Tesla who decides which invoices need to be paid for Model S
components is making a(n) _______ decision.
A. Strategic
B. Unstructured
C. Operational
D. Managerial - ANSC. Operational
Bob has been having trouble getting everyone to respond to his messages about a new
tech idea for the IT company he works at. He worries that his idea isn't respected by his
peers! Rather than wait any longer, he requests a face-to-face meeting with all the
senior executives. Bob has switched from asynchronous to synchronous
communication.
A. True
B. False - ANSA. True
When Bob shows that his idea isn't crazy to the senior executives, they ask him to show
how feasible the project is. Bob begins researching worker's schedules and budgets to
determine if there are resources necessary to begin his product right away. Bob is using
______ to determine how feasible his idea is.
A. project metadata
B. project data
C. outlined
, D. noniterative data - ANSA. project metadata
Which of the following is a key difference between collaboration and cooperation?
A. Unlike cooperation, collaboration occurs when a job has to be accomplished.
B. People should work together to cooperate, whereas they need not work together to
collaborate.
C. Cooperation requires people to have a common goal, whereas collaboration occurs
even without a common goal.
D. Unlike cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback. - ANSD. Unlike
cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback.
When evaluating which manager you want to work under for the next year, you begin to
study the most important characteristics of an effective collaborator. Which skill is the
most important that a manager should have if you choose to work with them?
A. known for following through on commitments
B. open minded and curious
C. previous experience as a collaborator
D. perceptive listener - ANSB. open minded and curious
The company you work for tasks you with developing a formula for the number of
phones each warehouse manufactures each week. This is an example of a structured
decision.
A. True
B. Flase - ANSA. True
Identify a key difference between managerial decisions and operational decisions.
A. Managerial decisions are corporate decisions, whereas operational decisions
concern the utilization of resources.
B. Operational decisions have broad scope, whereas the scope of managerial decisions
is limited to day-to-day activities.
C. Managerial decisions deal with the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern broad-scope, organizational issues.
D. Managerial decisions concern the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern day-to-day activities. - ANSD. Managerial decisions concern the
allocation of resources, whereas operational decisions concern day-to-day activities.
An organization establishes team roles, responsibilities, and authorities for the project
team. The project is in the starting phase of project management. - ANSStarting
As an intern at the small tech firm you work at, you quickly realize that one of the most
important tasks in your role is making sure people get their paychecks on payday, or
else they are grumpy for the rest of the week. This is an example of an unstructured
process, since it is up to your decision when payday comes.
A. True
B. False - ANSB. False
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When your team begins planning how to accomplish the IS 4410 group project, you
notice that everyone seems to be agreeing with each other. Instead of being excited
that the group is so cohesive, you recognize that _______ may be occurring which will
damage the quality of your project in the future.
A. groupthink
B. reputation
C. negative collaboration
D. negative feedback - ANSA. groupthink
One outcome of successful collaboration is that the team becomes more efficient as
they work together more often. This is an example of "successful outcome" criteria for
judging team success out of the three criteria: successful outcome, growth in team
capability, and meaningful and satisfying experience.
A. True
B. False - ANSB. False
A manager at Tesla who decides which invoices need to be paid for Model S
components is making a(n) _______ decision.
A. Strategic
B. Unstructured
C. Operational
D. Managerial - ANSC. Operational
Bob has been having trouble getting everyone to respond to his messages about a new
tech idea for the IT company he works at. He worries that his idea isn't respected by his
peers! Rather than wait any longer, he requests a face-to-face meeting with all the
senior executives. Bob has switched from asynchronous to synchronous
communication.
A. True
B. False - ANSA. True
When Bob shows that his idea isn't crazy to the senior executives, they ask him to show
how feasible the project is. Bob begins researching worker's schedules and budgets to
determine if there are resources necessary to begin his product right away. Bob is using
______ to determine how feasible his idea is.
A. project metadata
B. project data
C. outlined
, D. noniterative data - ANSA. project metadata
Which of the following is a key difference between collaboration and cooperation?
A. Unlike cooperation, collaboration occurs when a job has to be accomplished.
B. People should work together to cooperate, whereas they need not work together to
collaborate.
C. Cooperation requires people to have a common goal, whereas collaboration occurs
even without a common goal.
D. Unlike cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback. - ANSD. Unlike
cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback.
When evaluating which manager you want to work under for the next year, you begin to
study the most important characteristics of an effective collaborator. Which skill is the
most important that a manager should have if you choose to work with them?
A. known for following through on commitments
B. open minded and curious
C. previous experience as a collaborator
D. perceptive listener - ANSB. open minded and curious
The company you work for tasks you with developing a formula for the number of
phones each warehouse manufactures each week. This is an example of a structured
decision.
A. True
B. Flase - ANSA. True
Identify a key difference between managerial decisions and operational decisions.
A. Managerial decisions are corporate decisions, whereas operational decisions
concern the utilization of resources.
B. Operational decisions have broad scope, whereas the scope of managerial decisions
is limited to day-to-day activities.
C. Managerial decisions deal with the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern broad-scope, organizational issues.
D. Managerial decisions concern the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern day-to-day activities. - ANSD. Managerial decisions concern the
allocation of resources, whereas operational decisions concern day-to-day activities.
An organization establishes team roles, responsibilities, and authorities for the project
team. The project is in the starting phase of project management. - ANSStarting
As an intern at the small tech firm you work at, you quickly realize that one of the most
important tasks in your role is making sure people get their paychecks on payday, or
else they are grumpy for the rest of the week. This is an example of an unstructured
process, since it is up to your decision when payday comes.
A. True
B. False - ANSB. False
