Exam 2: Information Systems for Collaboration

Determining the best mix of products that a company should sell is an example of an unstructured decision.

Communication systems are the most important collaboration system for unstructured decision processes.

Problem________ should describe both the current situation and the desired situation.

Plans evolve dynamically because the process is ________.

Microsoft Groove is an example of a conference call software.

What are the key elements of communication?

________involves people working together with feedback and iteration.

Project management needs communication management, content management, and________systems.

Email is the most frequent ________meeting used by teams.

Projects are dynamic. Why is that important to project managers?

A standardized way for allocating laptop computers to employees is an example of a(n) ________decision.

What is a TPS and why are they still important today? Give an example of a TPS from production, accounting, marketing, and HR.

Operational decisions tend to be more________ .

Project managers must make________ because resources are scarce.

Egocentric thinkers are more likely to think their IT problem is the one true view of the problem.

A _________ is a perceived difference between what is and what ought to be.

When activities occur simultaneously, it is a________ workflow.

Synchronous communication is when all the team members meet face- to- face.

A project is a __________ application.

Moving a factory from Detroit to Mexico is an example of a strategic decision.