The North Queensland Regional Planning Group

Multiple Choice

The North Queensland Regional Planning Group
The North Queensland Regional Planning Group convened a group of stakeholders, including the Queensland Roads Board and the Queensland Local Government Department together with representatives of local governments in the region, who are interested in working together on improving arterial roads in the region.David Dahlstrom is the senior planner for the North Queensland Regional Planning Group.Mr Dahlstrom successfully obtained a technical assistance grant.The intent is to organise all the local governments in the region into an intergovernmental unit.All of the communities will share the same visioning processes of mission, objectives and tasks.Mr Dahlstrom is now charged with developing a strategic plan for this group, called the North Queensland regional transport advisory board.
-Refer to The North Queensland Regional Planning Group (Scenario) .Because of the intergovernmental nature of the North Queensland regional transport advisory board, Mr Dahlstrom's boss suggests that open-ended goals may be preferable as they offer greater flexibility.Mr Dahlstrom, a knowledgeable and experienced planner, tells her that ________.

A) a well-designed goal will also specify a time frame for accomplishment
B) a well-designed goal will also specify a quantifiable measure of accomplishment
C) although open-ended goals may seem preferable because of their flexibility, in fact, goals without a time frame make an organisation less flexible because you are never sure when you have met your goals
D) the group should just concentrate on defining a mission
E) a well-designed goal will not be challenging