A Project Manager Is Using a Simple Scoring Model to Decide

question 88

Multiple Choice

A project manager is using a simple scoring model to decide which of four projects is best,given the company's limited resources.The criteria,importance weights,and scores for each are shown in the table.Which project should be chosen? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & & \text { Irportance } & \\\text { Project } & \text { Criterin } & \text { Weight } & \text { Score } \\\hline & & & \\\hline & 1 & 1 & 2 \\\hline\text { White } & 2 & 2 & 2 \\ \hline & 3 & 3 & 3 \\\hline & & & \\\hline & 1 & 1 & 3 \\\hline \text { Pinkman } & 2 & 2 & 3 \\\hline & 3 & 3 & 2 \\\hline & & & \\\hline & 1 & 1 & 3 \\\hline \text { Fring } & 2 & 2 & 2 \\\hline & 3 & 3 & 3 \\\hline & & & \\\hline & 1 & 1 & 3 \\\hline \text { Salamanca } & 2 & 2 & 1 \\\hline & 3 & 3 & 3 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)Project White
• B)Project Pinkman
• C)Project Fring
• D)Project Salamanca

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Definitions:

Professional Bureaucracy

An organizational structure that relies on trained professionals to make key decisions rather than on a centralized authority.

Simple Structure

Indicates an organizational design with low complexity, few layers of management, and a focus on direct, clear lines of communication and decision-making.

Divisionalized Form

This organizational structure divides an entity into semi-autonomous units or divisions, each responsible for their own operations, products, or services.

Machine Bureaucracy

A type of organizational structure characterized by a high degree of standardization and formalization, clear hierarchical levels of authority, and a focus on rules and regulations for management and control.