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

Sean is in charge of setting up the new IT department at his firm. He allots the budget, and decides the number of analysts and technicians that would be required to set up the department. Sean's decisions in this case are ________.

Different people usually perceive a problem in the same way.

Based on the phases of project management, the ________ stage is characterized by defining activities, assigning personnel and budget to those activities, and determining project schedule.

Strategic decisions are almost always collaborative.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of an unstructured decision process?

Differentiate between cooperation and collaboration with examples.

Which of the following tasks is performed during the finalizing phase of project management?

________ decisions are those that support broad-scope, organizational issues.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of a structured decision process?

Which of the following should be followed for an effective collaboration?

________ is defined as a group of people working together to achieve a common goal via a process of feedback and iteration.

The ________ phase of project management requires a team to document its results, document information for future teams, close down the project, and disband the team.

The two key characteristics of collaboration are iteration and cooperation.

Explain the three primary criteria for successful collaboration.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of project data?

Which of the following should be avoided for a collaboration to be successful?

Differentiate between project data and project metadata.

A store manager is looking at inventory and decides it is time order swim suits because the spring time is approaching. This is an understood and accepted method for ordering swimsuits, therefore it is a ________.