Naomi Leads a Team of Software Developers

question 54

Multiple Choice

Naomi leads a team of software developers.Because of the sudden increase in the number of projects over the last few weeks,the team will need to work additional hours in order to meet the various deadlines.She asks her team members to write down their individual ideas on whether they should extend their daily work hours,or simply work on Saturday for the next two months.They are also encouraged to come up with other solutions that can help them solve the problem.Which one of the following methods of decision making is Naomi most likely using?

• A)the Delphi technique
• B)the nominal group technique
• C)brainstorming
• D)groupthinking
• E)controlled creativity

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