Exam 2: Collaboration Information Systems

________ occurs when a group of people working together to achieve a common goal via a process of feedback and iteration.

Which of the following is a primary purpose of collaboration?

Which of the following is a key difference between strategic decisions and managerial decisions?

Project metadata is data that is part of the collaboration's work product.

Need for collaboration increases as the decisions become more structured.

A group of programmers work separately to create modules and merge the modules later to build an application.This is an example of collaboration.

Which of the following is a reason why discussion forums are better than emails in asynchronous communication?

Collaboration occurs when a number of people ________.

An organization defines the rules that govern a project that it needs to undertake and the people who should perform the tasks.The project is in the ________ phase of project management.

Discussion forums ensure the participation of the entire team.

Which of the following tools does not allow a document to be changed by other users while it is being worked on?

Finding the best location for building a new plant is an example of a structured decision.

A company's top managers meet to decide on a potential merger with one of its competitors.They discuss various aspects of the merger, such as business valuations and conducting due diligence.This is an example of ________ decision making.

With Google Drive, documents are stored on the user's computer.

Using a standardized procedure to calculate the incentives of employees is an example of a(n)________ decision.

The facility manager of an insurance company makes decisions on the monthly purchase of office supplies.This is an example of an operational decision.

Identify a key difference between managerial decisions and operational decisions.

A student team, which is assigned a term project, meets and divides the work into sections and then team members work independently on their individual pieces.An hour before the project is due the team members meet again to assemble their independent pieces into a whole.Which of the following is lacking in this activity?

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

Are most strategic decisions unstructured? Give an example of an unstructured strategic decision.