IS 438 exam #2
According to Herzberg, hygiene factors such as larger salaries, more supervision, or a more attractive work environment would motivate workers to do more if present.
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Buyers absorb lesser risk with cost-reimbursable contracts than they do with fixed-price contracts.
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Gantt charts cannot be used to aid project quality management.
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In the Social Styles Profile team building activity, drivers are reactive and people-oriented.
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Key stakeholders need not be invited to participate in a kick-off meeting.
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Legitimate power involves using personal knowledge and expertise to get people to change their behavior.
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Project members should either have strong technical skills or soft skills.
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Projects often do not cause any changes in an organization.
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Testing as a stage is important only at the end of an information technology product development.
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Unknown risks can be managed proactively.
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Validated changes and validated deliverables are the outputs of the quality assurance process.
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A risk-seeking person prefers outcomes that are more uncertain and is often willing to pay a penalty to take risks.
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Communications software like e-mail, blogs, Web sites, texts, and tweets can aid in stakeholder communications.
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In TQC, product quality is more important than production rates, and workers are allowed to stop production whenever a quality problem occurs.
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Reviewing performance records reduces the risk of selecting a supplier with a poor track record.
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Status reports can take various formats depending on the stakeholders' needs.
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Suppliers are those organizations or individuals who provide procurement services.
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The closing procurements process involves updating records to reflect final results and archiving information for future use.
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The communications management plan varies with the needs of the project.
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Resource leveling results in fewer problems for project personnel and accounting departments.
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