Deck 13: Collaboration Information Systems for Decision Making problem Solving and Project Management

Question 1

How do group iterations and feedbacks provide better results than results provided by single individuals?

A) It motivates the members of a group to work on individual goals.
B) It allows individuals to put forth different perspectives.
C) It allows the members of a group to collaborate their ideas at the end of a project.
D) It restricts individuals from criticizing one another's perspectives.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Why is information considered the most fundamental collaboration purpose?

A) Individuals can construct different perceptions of the same data.
B) All the members of a team usually conceive information in the same way.
C) Disclosing information may lead to unsuccessful collaboration.
D) Being informed restricts communication between members of a group.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The fundamental purpose of the ________ phase of project management is to set the ground rules for the project and the team.

A) finalizing
B) starting
C) doing
D) planning

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is true of unstructured decisions?

A) Unstructured decisions seldom require collaboration.
B) They have a standardized decision process.
C) Individuals vary in the manner which they make such decisions.
D) There is an understood and accepted method for making such decisions.

Question 5

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

A) replying back to the criticisms offered by different members in the group
B) different perceptions of the topics under discussion
C) critical feedbacks that lead to a positive outcome
D) critical feedbacks that lead to distrust among group members

Question 6

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

A) Cooperation
B) Groupthink
C) Collaboration
D) Dissolution

Question 7

Which of the following is necessary for a collaboration to be successful?

A) Collaborators should resist putting forward unpopular ideas.
B) Collaborators should avoid entering into difficult conversations.
C) Members must provide and receive critical feedback.
D) Everyone in the group should be too polite to say anything critical.

Question 8

Which of the following is the first and most fundamental collaboration purpose?

A) make decisions
B) become informed
C) manage projects
D) solve problems

Question 9

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

A) preparing archival documents
B) managing tasks and budget
C) establishing team rules
D) determining schedule

Question 10

In a collaborative team,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 ________.

A) iterations
B) alternatives
C) redundancies
D) dissolutions

Question 11

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

A) Managerial
B) Critical
C) Strategic
D) Operational

Question 12

During which of the following phases of project management are resources allocated to different activities?

A) finalizing
B) starting
C) doing
D) planning

Question 13

Which of the following is a primary criterion for judging team success?

A) giving and receiving critical feedback
B) striving to attain balance
C) demonstrating commitment to the group
D) meaningful and satisfying experience

Question 14

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

A) Strategic
B) Critical
C) Operational
D) Managerial

Question 15

Which of the following guidelines must be followed for providing and receiving critical feedback?

A) make personal comments
B) give specific details
C) avoid suggestions
D) dominate the group

Question 16

Hanna,a project manager at Rinehart,Inc.,adds additional resources to a new project that has insufficient resources to meet its tight schedules: In this case,Hanna is in the ________ phase of project management.

A) planning
B) starting
C) doing
D) finalizing

Question 17

________ decisions are decisions about the allocation and utilization of resources.

A) Critical
B) Operational
C) Managerial
D) Strategic

Question 18

Which of the following is true of a structured decision?

A) There is an understood and accepted method for making such a decision.
B) A structured decision is often collaborative.
C) A structured decision refers to the nature of an underlying problem.
D) It is not a standardized decision process.

Question 19

Which of the following approaches to teamwork will provide the best results?

A) Sarah disagrees with the project plan but does not voice her opinion because she doesn't want to disrupt the functioning of the team.
B) Andrew believes that conflict is healthy for teamwork and doesn't hesitate to criticize the shortcomings of his coworkers' perceptions.
C) Caleb and Adam hold opposing political views but do not discuss their opinions while working so that other team members aren't distracted.
D) Daniel is the team leader and discourages disagreements among team members so that the project can proceed faster.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of collaboration?

A) Iterations should be avoided for the smooth functioning of the collaborative process.
B) Group members should not review each other's work negatively.
C) Multiple iterations and feedback improve collaboration.
D) Collaboration is more effective if it takes place at the final stage of a project.

Question 21

Schedules,tasks,budgets,and other managerial data are examples of project metadata.

Question 22

Strategic decisions are almost always collaborative.

Question 23

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

A) finalizing
B) starting
C) doing
D) planning

Question 24

A cooperative result is usually better in quality than the result of someone working alone.

Question 25

An extremely critical group cannot collaborate effectively.

Question 26

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

A) cooperation
B) feedback
C) dissolution
D) iteration

Question 27

Most collaboration systems are hosted on client computers.

Question 28

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

A) solve problems
B) document and report progress
C) revise budget
D) prepare archival documents

Question 29

The purpose of the ________ phase of project management is to ensure that tasks are accomplished on time.

A) finalizing
B) starting
C) doing
D) planning

Question 30

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

Question 31

Operational decisions are almost always collaborative.

Question 32

Team rules are established during the planning phase of project management.

Question 33

Which of the following collaborative activities requires providing easy-to-use and readily available multiparty communication?

A) promotion of team growth
B) feedback
C) accomplishment of task within time and budget
D) iteration

Question 34

Business professionals are primarily concerned about the successful outcome of collaboration.

Question 35

Rochelle,a senior program analyst in 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.

A) starting
B) doing
C) planning
D) finalizing

Question 36

It is essential for team members to express any differences in perceptions of data.

Question 37

Different people usually perceive a problem in the same way.

Question 38

Which of the following is true of project data?

A) It is not part of the collaboration's work product.
B) Project data is data that is used to manage the project.
C) It should recommend solutions for a problem-solving project.
D) Project data is not subject to iteration and feedback.

Question 39

Multiple versions of a document are created when a group of people collaborate.

Question 40

Decisions at the operational level tend to be unstructured.

Question 41

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

Question 42

Differentiate between project data and project metadata.

Question 43

What are the three levels of decision making?

Question 44

Explain the four phases of project management.

Question 45

Differentiate between cooperation and collaboration with examples.

Question 46

Explain the three primary criteria for successful collaboration.