Exam 13: Collaboration Information Systems for Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Project Management

Decisions at the operational level tend to be unstructured.

The primary function of a collaboration information system is information security.

________ decisions are those that support day-to-day activities, such as the number of widgets to order from a particular vendor.

The first and most important task for a problem-solving collaborative group is to define the problem.

Rochelle, a senior program analyst at Levy Inc., reschedules various tasks assigned to her subordinates in order to meet a project's new guidelines. In this case, Rochelle is in the ________ phase of project management.

Which of the following statements is TRUE for the "increase team satisfaction" collaborative activity?

In collaboration, the work proceeds in a series of steps in which one person produces something, others criticize it, and then a revised version is produced. These steps are known as ________.

Why would a permanent team experience greater team growth than a temporary team such as a football team?

A group of company executives are trying to decide if they want to launch a new product. This decision is a ________ decision.

It is important for team members to have different ideas and opinions and to express them to each other.

Leo Technologies, a software firm, has appointed a team of five members to work on an important project. The project involves the development of a high security program for a client. For the project to be successful, the members need to collaborate. Which of the following steps should the members take to ensure collaboration in the team?

An extremely critical group cannot collaborate effectively.

What are the three levels of decision making?

Which of the following is an example of constructive criticism?

Multiple versions of a document are created when a group of people collaboratively work on it to achieve a common goal.

Jackie feels as if she is in a good group. The group is constantly giving each a positive feedback. Bill does not agree, he believes the group may be suffering from ________ because they continue to make poor decisions.

Team roles, responsibilities, and authorities are established during the planning phase of project management.

Which of the following is an IS requirement for making decisions during collaboration?

Which of the following collaborative activities requires tracking many versions of many documents and other work products?

Which of the following tasks is in the finalizing phase of project management?