IASPStrategy Planning Professional Exam - SPP Exam Practice Test

A. encouraging our own cross-functional teams to develop original ideas and strategies.

B. asking a single research consultant how people use our products or services.

C. eliminating all but one of your company's traditional products/services.

D. absorbing the strategic best practices of other organizations to identify a metric for judging strategic needs.

A. Analyze what the strategic change entails from a modular and integrated perspective

B. Interview employees to get different perspectives about the changes

C. Eliminate all out-of-date aspects of the system

D. Communicate clearly why change is necessary

A. Operating and financial objectives

B. Financial accountability-focused, customer-focused, internal process-focused and learning and growth- focused strategic objectives

C. Profit and non-profit objectives

D. Historical, financial, operating, and strategic measures

A. Caring only

B. Excellence in every aspect

C. Excellence in one specific area only

D. High quality goods and services only

A. Build a top management team with strong functional skills that strives to create mutually beneficial outcomes

B. Break the challenge into manageable parts and address the hurdles to strategy execution

C. Hire a consultant to assist in restructuring to achieve a flatter organization

D. Assemble a coalition with a clear and simple message to encourage the masses

A. an organization viable.

B. senior executives employed.

C. strategic planners employed.

D. stakeholders informed.

A. An explanation of the tactics to be used to achieve the vision

B. Clear communication of what the organization wants to achieve

C. Evidence the communication plan was developed by consultants specializing in communication management

D. Clear links between the overall strategic direction and individual compensation

A. evaluating the probability of risks.

B. sourcing a complete set of risk options.

C. classifying types of risks.

D. identifying risks and mitigation strategies.

A. Gives the organization a broad range of options on how best to interact with key stakeholders

B. Is widely shared among members of the organization

C. Is broad enough to translate into actions and transactions

D. Is highlighted on the organization's website to enhance its image

A. Make policy decisions with senior leadership

B. Gather input from participants

C. Resolve political issues

D. Identify issues