Delegation & Its Importance

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What do all Agile frameworks have in common?

1. A prescribed, fixed iteration length.

2. A lightweight approach that allows the self-organised teams to better respond to business requirements

3. iterative and incremental development

4. a clear step-by-step process for software development (e) a prescribed format for backlog items

Q.

Which of the following is not an element of delegation?

1. Authority

2. Informal organisation

3. Accountability

4. Responsibility

Q.

Which is the most important operational parameter in CI?

1. repeatability

2. Quality

3. Time

4. Robustness

Q.

For delegation to be effective it is essential that responsibility be accompanied with necessary ___

(a) Authority

(b) Manpower

(c) Incentives

(d) Promotions

Q.

Discuss the elements of delegation.

Q. Why delegation is considered essential for effective organising?

Q.

Which Of These Is Not True About Continuous Integration in Agile?

1. nvolves Moving Code In Frequent Intervals

2. Most Effectively Done Through Automation

3. Involves Moving Code In Large Amounts

4. lves Moving Code From Development To Test Environment.

Q.

Authority is delegated, responsibility is assured and accountability is imposed. Responsibility is derived from authority and accountability is derived from responsibility. State true or false.

1. False

2. True

Q.

Which of the following is not true about a formal organisation?

1. Deliberately planned and created by management

2. Stable and predictable

3. Violation of rules may lead to penalties

4. Leaders are chosen

Q.

For delegation to be effective, it is necessary that responsibility be accompanied with necessary___

1. Authority

2. Manpower

3. Incentives

4. Promotion

Q.

What Is the Difference Between Delegation and Decentralization?

Q.

The production manager asked the foreman to achieve a target production of 200 units per day, but he doesn't give him the authority to requisition tools and materials from the stores department. Can the production manager blame the foreman if he is not able to achieve the desired target? Give reasons.

Q.

Name the process of entrusting responsibility, authority, and creating accountability of work handed over to a person.

1. Authority

2. None of these

3. Centralisation

4. Delegation

Q.

Critical Section Is A Program Segment

1. Which Avoids Deadlocks

2. Where Shared Resources Are Accessed

3. Which Should Run In A Certain Specified Amount Of Time

4. Which Must Be Enclosed By A Pair Of Semaphore Operations, P And V

Q. means granting the right to command.

1. Decentralisation
2. Centralisation
3. Delegation
4. Accountability

Q.

Name the concept that reduces the workload of a manager.

1. None of these

2. Delegation of responsibility

3. Delegation of authority

4. Delegation of accountability

Q.

'Authority' and 'responsibility' are two important elements of delegation of authority. Explain.

Q.

Which of the following is an ideal situation?

1. Authority = Responsibility

2. Authority > Responsibility

3. Authority < Responsibility

4. None of these

Q.

___ refers to the transfer of authority from superior to subordinate for the completion of tasks.

1. Decentralisation

2. Delegation

3. Both A and B

4. None of these

Q. ensures that the subordinate performs tasks on behalf of the manager to reduce his workload.

1. Decentralisation
2. Centralisation
3. Delegation
4. Accountability

Q. is the power to take decision.

1. Authority
2. Responsibility
3. Accountability
4. Decentralisation

Q.

Authority, responsibility and accountability are elements of .

1. Decentralisation
2. Delegation
3. Directing
4. Centralisation

Q. State with reasons whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE :

1. Planning is an intellectual process.
2. Every action in the organization is initiated through directing.
3. Staffing is just to determine the number of people required in the organization.
4. Controlling is the indispensable function of management.
5. Co-ordination is the essence of management.
6. Planning function alone can help to achieve organizational objectives.
7. Staffing is one-time process as people have to be appointed once.
8. Planning and controlling are interdependent and interlinked activities.
9. Co-ordination is same as co-operation.
10. Corrective action is not possible through controlling.
11. Planning is of vital importance in the management process.
12. Staffing includes human resource management.
13. Directing is not required at all in management of the organization.
14. organising is the process of defining and grouping the activities of the organization.
15. Co-ordination is needed at all the levels of management.
16. Directing function is not directly related with human factor.
17. Division of work is not required in organising function.
18. Functions of management has no role to play in success or failure of an organization.

Q.

Which of the following are the two important elements of delegation?

1. Authority

2. Both A and B

3. Responsibility

4. None of these

Q.

A manager is of the view that he is not responsible for the quality of work that he has delegated to his subordinate. State true or false.

1. True

2. False

Q.

What would be the effect of no delegation of work?

1. Delay in work

2. The manager would be overburdened.

3. Both A and B

4. None of these

Q.

Vishal is a production manager in an auto company. He held a meeting with the production unit including supervisor, foreman, and employees. He sets the target to produce 1000 units in one month and assures them to show full cooperation. He delegates power to operational level to achieve the targets in the given time. Identify the organisational activity that Vishal used to communicate with his subordinates.

___

Q. Change the following text into passive voice.
The teacher called the students.
He gave them work.
Who broke my new toy car?

Q.

Which of the following is not an element of delegatin?

1. Accountability

2. Authority

3. Responsibility

4. Informal organisation

Q.

XYZ Services is looking to hire 100 people in the month of August, 2012. The human resources department is asked to achieve this target with the help of operations department. By the end of August 2012, the target could not be achieved. For this, HR department is blaming operation manager and operations manager is blaming HR department. Which value is missing in the above paragraph? Explain its advantage.