Project management software packages may offer the automatic recalculation of a task duration if the resources allocated to the task are changed by the project manager. The software considers the amount of work already defined and recalculates the duration of the task based on the changed resources.
Consider the following Task which has two Technical Authors assigned full-time for the entire 30 day duration of the task.
If a third Technical Author is now allocated full-time to the Documentation task, the planned duration of the task could be recalculated as days.
Kotter and Schlesinger devised a theoretical framework which set out six inter-related approaches to deal with resistance to organisational change.
One approach involves management taking a simplistic and authoritarian approach by instructing staff to comply with changes. This compulsory method is derived from the formal authority that senior management possesses. Senior managers often have the right to do this based on employment laws and regulations.
Select this type of approach as identified by Kotter and Schlesinger.
A company has a number of Strategic Business Units (SBUs), one of which operates in a market that is experiencing high growth. The SBU has only been in operation for a short while and therefore its market share relative to its competitors is small.
Which of the following is the most appropriate term for the SBU according to the Boston Consulting Group model?
A company is considering introducing a new product into the market but has been advised to undertake some qualitative research prior to doing this. The marketing manager is uncertain as to what information it will get from this type of research.
Which of the following can be identified by carrying out qualitative research?