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Worksheets1.7 Organisational Planning Tools
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the term used to describe what an organization exists for and what it intends to achieve?
Business plan
Business objectives
Mission statement
Vision statement
Yoonisms
What are the opposing forces indicated by Force-Field analysis?
For and Against
Refinement and Daring
Driving and Restraining
Pluses and Minuses
Haruka and Yazuka
An example of a restraining force is
wider market (spreads operational risk)
improved profitability
access to new expertise
cost of convincing shareholders to approve
A disadvantage of Decision Trees is they are...
Easier interpretation of the decision to prevent misunderstandings or confusion.
Easy and straightforward calculations to aid decision-making
Easy accessibility for all users to make rational/scientific decisions
Provides a quantitative tool in decision-making.
Based on estimated figures only and the actual outcomes may well be very different.
Ishikawa's Cause and Effect diagram is also known as
Force Field analysis
Fish-Bone Analysis
Force-Bone Analysis
SWOT Analysis
The image is an example of
A tabel.
A figurine
A Gantt chart
A Gant chart
A checklist
What command term is the most likely for a Decision Tree question?
Construct
Explain
Indicate
Suggest
Complete
Identify the advantages of doing this?
It is a Visual model
It can help to identify the shortest time to complete a project
It encourages managers to consider all the tasks before undertaking a project
It is a simplistic and easily comprehensible table that is easy to show many stakeholders
All of the above
Why would this answer for a Decision Tree only get 5 out of 6?
Calculation error
The Decision Nodes and Choice Nodes are in the wrong place.
The probability figures do not add up to 100%
There is no key or legend.
Because the marking scheme is too difficult to get all 6 marks.
Strategic planning is about the direction of the business and is fundamental to the setting of goals, targets and objectives.
True
False
Decision nodes are represented by squares in a decision tree diagram.
True
False
An advantage of decision trees as a decision-making tool is that they consider qualitative aspects of a key decision.
False
True
Which statement below does not apply to the fishbone model of decision-making?
It looks at the causes and effects of a particular problem or issue.
It is a visual tool used to identify the root cause of a problem or issue.
It places a monetary value on key decisions.
It can be a useful brainstorming tool for decision-making.
Force field analysis is
Not of any use to inward-looking organizations.
Used to examine the reasons for change.
Subjective as weights can be skewed in favour of management preferences.
Useful for examining external factors affecting change.
Deciding how far away to hold your stinky tofu.
