CIPS L3M4 - Team Dynamics and Change
‘Other people are only ever in it for themselves, and never act for honourable or unselfish reasons’.
In the application of price adjustment formulae, which of the following would be acceptable for a supplier to increase its selling price?
Peter Kraljic first published his Portfolio Purchasing Model in a paper entitled ‘Purchasing Must Become Supply Management’ in the Harvard Business Review in September of which year?
Which two of the following are ‘soft’ factors, within the framework of the ‘McKinsey 7S’ model?
As a result of a global pandemic, a local hospital is facing significant patient capacity pressures and would like the construction of a new 50-bed ward to be prioritised and fully operational at the earliest opportunity. Which of the following pricing arrangements would support this aspiration?
A performance specification has several features that make it different from a conformance specification. Which of the following are features of a performance specification? Select TWO that apply.
A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) states "Measure the effort exerted by the project team to control costs throughout the contract duration." Is this KPI appropriate for measuring the management of contract costs?
Giving employees the right to make modest decisions in an independent and self-directing way, on behalf of the organisation. Trusting employees to do the right thing, for example, when faced with a customer complaint.
It is said that society is undergoing the ‘fourth industrial revolution’. Which description most close-ly defines this idea?
Which of the following is a key element for the development of a contract?
