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Questions

1. Describe at least two advantages and two disadvantages of group decision making.

2. The chapter and the powerpoint and the PPT notes all cover something called the NominalGroup Technique, which is one way to use groups to make decisions. This technique includes 5 steps. Identify and define.

3. According to the lesson materials three are 6 recommended steps to problem solving and decision making. Identify those 6 steps and discuss them.

4. The lesson materials cover many things that can limit rationality in decision making, state and describe two.

5. The lesson materials also cover many things(about 10 if my memory serves) in addition to those that can limit rationality in decision making; those 10 things were referred to as influences on decision making. Pick 5 that you feel comfortable discussing and do so.

6. There are three types of business focusing described in the lesson. State and describe those briefly.

7. Describe Data Driven Management as related to decision making including why intuition and judgement are still likely part of the process.

8. Discuss how Scenario Planning and the Delphi Technique can be used with forecasting.

9. What are Gantt Charts and Milestone charts typically used for in project work, including how they are usually related.

10. What is PERT (including what the letters stand for), used specifically, and in what two discipline functions of a project(s) is it most often used for?

11. A widely used method of determining the relationship of total costs and total revenues is called?

12. Describe the term Job Specialization and indicated the difference between a high level job specialist and a low level job specialist.

13. Describe an enriched job and include at least four characteristics of an enriched job.

14. Discuss why job descriptions are important as well as a couple of things that many now believe make them less important than they may have been several years ago.

15. Share your thoughts about telecommuting and working remotely. You may include things from the book, but you also may share experiences if you have them as a result of COVID or other remote experiences.