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| what type of management report focuses on information that falls outside the range of acceptable values for specific business metrics |
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| what project management activity occurs concurrently (at the same time) with the execution stage of a project |
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| what type of data mining presents information graphically so that users are able to identify patterns in the underlying data |
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| which project management document was originally developed by the US Navy to provide a high-level overview of the progress of a project's major milestones |
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| in the cupcake baking example discussed in class, deciding to purchase a more expensive package of 100 baking cups as opposed to a lower cost of package of 23 baking cups in an example of what type of purchasing strategy? |
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| with respect to a business model, the value proposition describes what |
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| how the business' products or services fulfill the needs of a customer |
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| identifying patterns in data based on common temporal (time) or spatial (geographic) traits is based on what type of data mining analysis |
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| the knowledge management cycle could be described as what type of dynamic system |
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Marketing expenditures below a certain level might have a negligible effect; and additional marketing above a certain level can reach saturation or diminishing returns. This kind of relationship is best characterized by which of the following aspects of system dynamics?
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| a "Fishbone" process analysis diagram is also known as |
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| a cause-and-effect diagram |
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In the Eastern Mountain Sports case, what decision support tool was used to allow decision makers to access a unified, high-level view of key performance indicators?
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What type of data analysis uses data projections to transform the information in an OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) data cube?
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An entrepreneur developing detailed documentation of their business processes so that they can be offered to other individuals as a franchise operation is an example of:
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| converting tactic knowledge into explicit knowledge |
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What type of feasibility analysis would be used to evaluate whether the revenue model for a proposed venture is likely to succeed?
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From an MRP (manufacturing) perspective, dependent demand is directly related to:
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| forecasted customer orders |
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| an example of the Pareto Principle would be: |
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80% of process defects arise from 20% of the process issues
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The activities performed by users of GroupSystems’ ThinkTank product are directly related to what type of business process?
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| knowledge management cycle |
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Which of the following project management documents would be used to understand the hierarchical relationships of project tasks?
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| a work breakdown structure |
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Activities such as approving a loan application, contract negotiation, recruiting for a new position, and developing new technology can all be described as what type of decision?
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The task of brainstorming in a group decision support system is similar to what step in the knowledge management cycle?
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When considering the different types of business decisions that are made by an organization, which of the following is correct?
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| strategic decisions are typically made only by senior management |
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In the MS Excel expression “A$1+2”, which part is an absolute reference (or address)?
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What technique does the CyberWell system use to help Halliburton's employees design, test, and integrate system before physically installing oil wells in the field?
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In a project plan, the set of tasks that define the minimum amount of time required to complete the project is known as the:
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In the video case “Get Shorty,” COPLINK assisted the law enforcement officers in solving the crime by allowing the officers to:
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| All (A,B,C, and D) of the above |
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Which of the following is not does not use a hierarchical model to represent the information.
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A business model would be formulated during what phase of the decision support process to help search for alternatives?
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All of the elements items in single column of a vertical cross-functional diagram are all related to the same what?
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As discussed in class, the online game “Twenty Questions” uses what type of data mining technique?
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The terms “contextual,” “relevant,” and “actionable” are commonly related to what term?
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Tacit, or “sticky” knowledge, is based on information that is:
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Group Decision Support Systems?
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| promotes fairness by requiring each person to take a turn |
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