Lesson 3.10.3

3.10.3 Managing strategic implementation Quiz: AQA Business, Unit 10

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The 20 questions

  1. What key role does leadership play during the implementation of a new strategy?

    • Manufacturing products
    • Providing direction
    • Setting tax rates
    • Auditing accounts

  2. What is the main benefit of clear communication during strategic implementation?

    • Lower interest rates
    • Higher import tariffs
    • Shorter product life
    • Employee alignment

  3. What is the primary role of organisational structure during strategy implementation?

    • Forecasting exchange rates
    • Calculating critical paths
    • Setting market prices
    • Assigning responsibilities

  4. What is the main purpose of network analysis in strategic implementation?

    • Calculating profit margins
    • Setting dividend policies
    • Scheduling complex projects
    • Measuring staff motivation

  5. In network analysis, what defines the critical path?

    • Highest float tasks
    • Lowest cost route
    • Shortest activity sequence
    • Longest time path

  6. What does total float measure in network analysis?

    • Minimum cost buffer
    • Earliest start time
    • Allowable activity delay
    • Total project duration

  7. In a network, activity A takes 3 days and has no predecessor. Activity B takes 2 days and follows A. Activity C takes 4 days and follows A. Activity D takes 1 day and follows both B and C. What is the duration of the critical path?

    • 6 days
    • 5 days
    • 8 days
    • 10 days

  8. Using the network in which A takes 3 days, B takes 2 days after A, C takes 4 days after A, and D takes 1 day after B and C, what is the total float of activity B?

    • 4 days
    • 0 days
    • 2 days
    • 1 day

  9. Which activities lie on the critical path in the network where A takes 3 days, B takes 2 days after A, C takes 4 days after A, and D takes 1 day after B and C?

    • A, B and D
    • B, C and D
    • A, B and C
    • A, C and D

  10. If an activity has zero total float, what does this indicate?

    • It is unnecessary
    • It has slack
    • It can expand
    • It is critical

  11. Why might a project manager amend a network diagram during project execution?

    • Fixed budgets set
    • Activity durations changed
    • Shares issued
    • Dividends declared

  12. Which metric is calculated when interpreting a network diagram?

    • Net profit margin
    • Return on capital
    • Earliest start time
    • Price elasticity

  13. Why must project managers closely monitor critical path activities?

    • Quality directly falls
    • Delays postpone completion
    • Float increases rapidly
    • Costs automatically rise

  14. What is a major cause of strategy failure during implementation?

    • High exchange rates
    • Excess total float
    • Poor communication
    • Low interest rates

  15. What is a key limitation of using network analysis in strategic implementation?

    • Relies on estimates
    • Ignores activity sequences
    • Guarantees profit growth
    • Removes all float

  16. How does effective leadership primarily support strategic implementation?

    • Setting interest rates
    • Calculating float time
    • Building employee commitment
    • Eliminating critical paths

  17. Staff are confused about roles following a corporate restructure. What was lacking?

    • Critical paths
    • Financial capital
    • Effective communication
    • Total float

  18. What is crucial when implementing strategy via cross-functional teams?

    • Maximising dividend yields
    • Inter-departmental co-ordination
    • Standardising prices
    • Eliminating all float

  19. An activity on the critical path is delayed by 3 days. How much is project completion delayed?

    • 3 days
    • 20 days
    • 6 days
    • 0 days

  20. How can a manager reduce the overall duration of a project using network analysis?

    • Extend dummy activities
    • Delay non-critical tasks
    • Increase total float
    • Shorten critical activities

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