CIMA CIMAPRA19-E02-1-ENG E2 Managing Performance (Online) Online Training
CIMA CIMAPRA19-E02-1-ENG Online Training
The questions for CIMAPRA19-E02-1-ENG were last updated at Nov 19,2024.
- Exam Code: CIMAPRA19-E02-1-ENG
- Exam Name: E2 Managing Performance (Online)
- Certification Provider: CIMA
- Latest update: Nov 19,2024
Based on the Tuckman model of team development, identify the stage when team relationships should start to harmonise and the team agrees on normal work patterns and the best way to tackle the work ahead of them. Job roles and relationships within the team are also agreed.
- A . Norming
- B . Storming
- C . Forming
- D . Performing
J has been appointed project manager for a multimillion dollar upgrade to factory computer systems for his international organisation.
The organisation has decided to adopt the PRINCE2 project management methodology, of which J has knowledge from a previous post, but this was some time ago and his knowledge may need updating.
In order to achieve maximum success, J realises he will need to ensure that problems encountered at each phase of the project are used to inform later stages of the project.
Advise J at which stage of the project lessons learned should be recognised and applied to later stages, in order to prevent recurrence during the project:
- A . Starting the project
- B . Initiation of the project
- C . Managing stage boundaries
- D . Controlling a stage
In terms of Porter’s Diamond model, a DEMAND condition as applied to the brewing industry in Germany would be which of the following?
- A . German consumers are loyal and enthusiastic about German beer, and are keen to purchase new products.
- B . Germany has a network of firms and suppliers that support each other in becoming stronger in the brewing industry.
- C . Germany has a number of strong foreign competitors in the brewing industry.
- D . Germany possesses a number of secret recipes in brewing that are not available to foreign competitors.
There are many implications for an organisation when using PRINCE 2 for managing projects.
Which of the following statements are correct?
- A . The Project Manager can make decisions independently without the approval of the board
- B . The Project Manager must follow a restricted step by step procedure
- C . All six processes and the many sub processes must be followed
- D . Project staff must operate under a strictly managed and controlled regime
- E . All actions must be within the bounds of agreed project objectives and scope
According to Porter, there are THREE generic strategies through which an organisation can generate superior competitive performance.
These are:
- A . Cost Leadership
- B . Competitive advantage
- C . Cost recognition
- D . Differentiation
- E . Delegation
- F . Focus
Which of the following is the concept whereby a manager has a right to exercise power on behalf the organisation?
- A . Accountability
- B . Empowerment
- C . Authority
- D . Delegation
Many public companies remain committed to the rational approach to strategic decision making believing that the long term advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Which TWO of the following factors are considered to be advantages of the rational approach?
- A . Less time consuming and less expensive
- B . Fosters an entrepreneurial spirit
- C . Aids target setting and controls
- D . Stakeholder confidence is enhanced
"The ability to exert influence and make someone act according to your own preferences" is the definition of which of the following?
- A . Responsibility
- B . Delegation
- C . Authority
- D . Power
The Thomas-Kilmann model suggests five conflict handling strategies.
Which THREE of the following are part of the model?
- A . Competing: both parties seek to maximise their own interests and goals thus creating winners and losers.
- B . Conflict reduction: involves building on areas of agreement and changing attitudes and perceptions by use of compromises and concessions.
- C . Collaborating: involves a ‘win-win’ strategy which is achieved through joint confrontation of the problem.
- D . Conflict suppression: involves threatened authority or force or smoothing over the conflict by de-emphasing the seriousness of the situation.
- E . Accommodation: involves a strategy in which one party puts the other party’s interest first even when it is to its own disadvantage.
Setting a mission is the first stage of the rational approach to strategy setting.
According to David, which THREE of the following are useful areas to include in an organisation’s mission statement?
- A . Customers
- B . Shareholders
- C . Markets
- D . Philosophy
- E . Suppliers
- F . Government