Exam 2: The Organizational Context: Strategy,Structure,and Culture

Span of control refers to:

The manager of the Super Burrito Project is in the midst of an important project team meeting but Fred Fromage,the representative from the Cheese department,is nowhere to be found.After a brief investigation it is determined that Fred's manager in the Cheese department has other plans for Fred's time and efforts over the next several days and he simply won't be available for Super Burrito Project work.The organizational structure being used here is unquestionably a:

Organizational culture can be influenced in a variety of ways,including by reward systems and by key organizational members.

All major decisions and authority are under the control of the project manager in a:

What is a pure project structure for an organization? What are the advantages of using this structure?

Which of these strategic elements exists at a higher level than the others?

The tendency of employees in a functionally organized company to become fixated on their own concerns and work assignments to the exclusion of the needs of other departments is known as:

A typical PMO could supply a company's project manager with assistance in:

Creating action plans to address the needs of various stakeholder groups is part of the ________ step of Block's framework for stakeholder management.

The first step in Block's framework of the political process as applied to stakeholder management is to:

The information systems department prides itself on being on the often bleeding edge of high-tech course offerings.They were the first department to create online classes and the first to battle all of the issues associated with these offerings.When Wally interviewed for the new assistant professor position,he knew that his subcutaneous chip was only a hiring decision away.Corporate culture in this department is probably most affected by:

Describe the phenomenon called "escalation of commitment" and where it fits in the lore of organizational culture.

A strategic element that contains formally titled initiatives such as the Customer Survey Project,the Small Business Alliance Project,and the Employee Relations Project is most likely a:

Define the term stakeholder and discuss the major groups of stakeholders.

What are three ways that organizational culture impacts project management?

Policies and procedures are examples of an organization's external environment.

The tale of Professor Larry Foster and his grade book filled with Fs was told by one generation of faculty to the next with a mix of envy,awe and delight.If there was one thing you could be sure of,there was no grade inflation in his department,whose culture was formed primarily by:

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a functional structure to manage a project?

A project structure for an organization is a peach when you consider how well it:

What is strategic management and what role do projects play in it?