1.7 Organizational Planning Tools

Question 1

Fishbone Diagram

Answer 1

An organizational planning tool that visually identities the potential root causes of a problem faced by an organization

Question 2

Decision Trees

Answer 2

A quantitative organizational planning tool that calculates the probable values of different decisions, helping minimize the risk in decision making

Question 3

Force Field Analysis

Answer 3

An organizational planning tool that identifies and gives values to driving and restraining forces for a decision or change in an organization

Question 4

Gantt Chart

Answer 4

An organizational planning tool that visually represents all of the tasks in a particular project plotted against a timescale, allowing progress to be monitored