CIPS Team Dynamics and Change (L3M4) Free Practice Test
Question 1
XTC Ltd is developing a new product to improve its competitive advantage. They are looking for suppliers to use their expertise and innovation to assist with the development of a new component. What is the most appropriate form of specification to use?
Correct Answer: B
Question 2
Which of the following departments would be both internal customers and internal suppliers of an organisational procurement function? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
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Question 3
A buyer is in the process of supporting colleagues internally in the drafting of a specification for a new product. They have limited personal knowledge of the product and of the market. They are at the very early stages of drafting the specification and are seeking to increase their knowledge, whilst at the same time, keeping their likely future needs a commercial secret at this stage. Which of the following would be the best method of achieving this?
Correct Answer: D
Question 4
Thinking about the PESTEL model, under which heading would ageing society most readily fall?
Correct Answer: D
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Question 5
A cross-functional team is created to help progress the development of a new product in a manufac-turing business. Which two of the following activities are unlikely to be allocated to the representa-tive from the accounting and finance function?
Correct Answer: A,C
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Question 6
Where there is transformational change coupled with a slow rate of change, is this:
Correct Answer: B
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Question 7
In the Kubler-Ross Change Curve, which of these comes second?
Correct Answer: A
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Question 8
'Members of a team have xxxx skills, and not the same skills'. Select the one which fits best to re-place xxxx.
Correct Answer: A
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Question 9
Tony Campbell, a West Logistics Ltd (WLL) procurement manager, is working on a specification for a data storage solution. The current version of an Information Security Management standard (ISO27001) has been identified as a suitable standard for potential suppliers to be certified to. What is the advantage to WLL of stipulating this type of standard within a product specification?
Correct Answer: D