A florist is introducing a new electronic ordering system that will reduce staff numbers. The Managing Director is anticipating staff reactions. Which of the following stages of theChange Cyclewill staff likely experience first?Select TWO

At Playground Incorporated there is a particular project management structure in which a traditional hierarchical structure is used. When a project requires multiple departments, each department completes its aspect and then passes it along to the next. There is no need for an overarching Project Manager. What type of structure is this?

TheTriple Helix Systemdescribes how added value can be derived from a project through which three factors within the supply chain network?Select THREE

Subcontractors are primary members of the supply chain and have an impact on value-adding activities of a project. Is this sentence TRUE?

Dependencies are the relation between tasks and dictate the order in which tasks are approached. Claudia is running a tender under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and there is a 10-day standstill period before she can draft the contract. What type of dependency is this?

In Project Management, what roles does theBoard/Steering Groupperform?Select TWO

Ibrahim is planning to implement a new project at his company. He is at the strategy phase and has decided to use aForce Field Analysisto determine whether the planned long-term change he wishes to implement is viable. What is identified within the Force Field Analysis?

Claude is a manager at Sunnyside Ltd and wishes to run a small project in the procurement department. The project will initiate a small incremental change and will have a short timescale. Because of the size of the project Claude doesn't believe he will need to assign an Executive to the project. Is this correct?

Screwdriver Ltd runs a Lean manufacturing process and has recently sequenced its supply chain. It discovered that there is an average two-day delay between the completion of task 1 and task 2. What type of cost is this?

Which of the following change categories are introduced within a company in anincrementalmanner?Select TWO

Which of the following is aroot causeof 'resource allocation syndrome'?

Which of the following questions could be answered by arisk simulation softwaresuch asMonte Carlo?Select TWO

A project is comprised of multiple programmes and encapsulates broad organisational and technical objectives. Is this sentence TRUE?

What is the role of theExecutiveof a Project Board?Select THREE

The influence of the supply chain network can enable an organisation to benefit from increasedabsorptive capacity. What is meant by 'absorptive capacity'?

Baby Socks Ltd is a retailer which is currently growing and expanding. Originally a start-up, the company is now transitioning into a more mature and functional organisation. More staff have been hired and lower-level managers will now need to take accountability for some business decisions. As the company evolves into the new structure, which of the following is likely to be a cause of crisis at the organisation?

Which of the following statements about individuals' resistance to change are TRUE?Select THREE

Graham manages a biscuit-making factory and requires a new piece of equipment. After having his budget approved as a capital-expenditure item, he has looked at different purchasing options. Graham has decided to use a method in which the asset is leased over two years and at the end of the two years the company has the opportunity to own the asset outright via payment of a balloon payment. What type of purchase is this?

Why would a project use aProject Baseline?

Andrew is creating aSWOT analysisfor his department and so far has noted the following: lack of direction, resource constraints, and competitor advantage. Which area of the SWOT analysis has Andrew completed?

Three companies have joined together to create anew legal entityto explore a new opportunity outside of their core businesses. What is the name given to this type of arrangement?

Which of the following describes a change in which there is a series of rapid and simultaneous changes, fundamentally altering the way a business functions?

Participative Evolution is a change model which requires which of the following in order to be effective?

What is adisadvantageof using anevolutionary approachto change management within an organisation?

At what point does aproject close?

In Lewin's 3 stage Change Model, which is the first stage?