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Question 51

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Identify a primary purpose of collaboration.

A) eliminating individual tasks
B) making decisions
C) evaluating coworkers
D) performing routine tasks

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A student team, which is assigned a term project, works together to achieve results. They provide continuous feedback to each other and thus, complete the project. Which of the following is being illustrated in this activity?

A) collaboration
B) association
C) participation
D) cooperation

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An unstructured decision process is one for which there is no agreed-on decision-making method.

Roselyn works for an event management company. Her latest project as a party planner is a corporate event. She delegates tasks like choosing the venue, posting invitations, and planning logistics to her team members. She also specifies a time frame for each task. Roselyn's project is in the ________ phase of project management.

Which of the following is a comprehensive tool for communication?

Carl, the information technology head at Cloud Denim, a clothing company, has to update the enterprise software system used by the organization. He is responsible for determining the hardware and software that would be required to implement the new system. Carl's decisions, in this case, are ________.

Version management systems improve the tracking of shared content and provide version control.

The main purpose of the planning phase in a project is to ________.

Who among the following are most likely to use asynchronous communication?

Noah is the lead for a sample project. The success of the project will determine whether his organization is likely to land a long-term contract with a multinational company. Noah assembles a team that comprises of the best workers in the organization and creates a project plan that optimizes the resources available to him. His decisions, in this scenario, are ________ in nature.

Asynchronous communication occurs when team members ________.

The term ________ refers to a collaboration tool where team members can easily respond and the management can easily identify the people who have not responded to a request.

Explain the importance of using task lists.

One of the advantages of a team survey is that it is easy to determine who has not yet responded.

Which of the following is an example of a strategic decision?

A shared file server is best suited for sharing content when there is increased risk of interference with the user's work by other team members.

Which of the following questions is best answered through unstructured decision making?

According to J. Richard Hackman, what are the three primary criteria for judging team success?

Need for collaboration increases as the decisions become more structured.