Exam 19: Change Management With Faster Project Completions

On what is the Ferris Wheel model for continuous project management based?

Which of the following is one of the four principles of capabilities-based management?

Capabilities-based strategies reflect smart management of business processes.

Which of the following should we focus on for successful reengineering?

Pilot studies are scaled-down models of the factory or service system.

Define vision (V).What are synonyms for this term?

The measure of "inventory turns per year" is increasingly used by retailers in preference to direct measures of profit.

When is benchmarking the trigger for dissatisfaction?

_____ separate(s) regions using boundaries that reflect combined power to deliver improvements.The more the power the greater the circumference.

_____ plays a guiding role in continuous improvement.

The American Assembly met to discuss how to get declining U.S.productivity back on track.At this conference,major discussions centered around

Concurrent engineering is a time-based management approach that employs more resources earlier in a team-oriented framework than the sequential,compartmentalized project engineering method.

Design for manufacturing and design for assembly are subject to

Use the Gleicher model with D = 8,V = 6,P = 0.5 and C = 50.Assume that D and V are scaled 0 to 10 while P ranges from 0 to 1.C is measured from 0 to 100.In this case,dissatisfaction is high but there is not a strong vision for the future.The product for change is 24 which is substantially less than 50 so change is unlikely.Then,a consulting firm is hired which recommends a 20 percent workforce reduction.What probable effect will this action have on the product for change?

Time-based management is responsible for fast delivery of goods and services to customers and rapid development of new products.

Benchmarking may be used in many ways.For example,it is helpful to comparing your own personal ability,say in lifting weights,with a friend's ability.You can chart your progress and compare it with your colleague's progress.You can compare your department's performance,with Best Practices in other firms and/or other departments in your own firm.

Benchmarking can trigger dissatisfaction with the status quo.Conversely,benchmarks have the power to influence behavior in unexpected ways,even counter-productive ways.

_____ reflect integrity to protect employees from noxious fumes,toxic substances,unsafe machines,nonsanitary facilities,jumbled storage,and combustible materials.

_____ is parallel and simultaneous work along many project paths.

Using the Gleicher model,if: D = 5,V = 9,P = 1,and C = 38.Will the organization be likely to accept change? Assume D and V are scaled 0 to 10 and that P is either 1 or 0.Also,assume that C is measured from 0 to 100.