MCQ Flashcards

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What is defined as:

Performance appraisal data collected from peers or colleagues (at the same level as the employee) and their manager.

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180 degree feedback

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What is defined as:

Performance appraisal data collected from “all around” an employee; their peers, subordinate, supervisors and sometimes internal and external customers.

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360 degree feedback

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What are the 5 stages of project management?

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  1. Initiation
  2. Planning
  3. Execution
  4. Monitoring and control
  5. Closure
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What are the 7 P’s of marketing?

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  1. Product
  2. Price
  3. Place
  4. Promotion
  5. People
  6. Process
  7. Physical environment
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What is:

The accumulation or increase of something over time, such as payments or benefits. This can also be a charge for work that has been done but not yet invoiced, which provision is made at the end of a financial period.

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Accrual

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What is:

An approach based on delivering requirements repetitively and incrementally throughout the project life cycle. The main aspect of agile is the necessity to demonstrate the central values and behaviours. These include trust, flexibility, empowerment and collaboration.

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Agile project management

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What does BACS stand for?

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Bankers Automated Clearing Services

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What is the organisations that has responsibility for all schemes that deal with the clearing and the settlement of IK automated payment services. These include direct debit and BACS direct credit.

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BACS (bankers automated clearing service)

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What is a balance sheet?

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In financial accounting, it’s a summary of the financial balances of an individual or business.

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What does BYOD stand for

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Bring Your Own Device

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What is the practice of allowing employees to use their own computers, smartphones, laptops etc for work purposes.

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BYOD

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What is meant by:

Innovation refers to changes in processes or the creation of more effective ideas, processes or products.

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Business Innovation

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What is meant by:

The selling of products and services to other businesses that are resold or used to make other items and/or services for sale?

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Business Markets

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What are business models?

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A plan for the successful operation and profit making of a business, identifying sources of revenue, the intended customer base, products, and details of financing, such as revenue model, advertising model, products model etc.

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What is:

The process of determining a business’ objectives, strategies and projected actions in order to promote it survival and development within a given timeframe. There are normally 2 key aspects to business planning. One is focussed on making profits and the other looks at dealing with risks that might impact the business. Business planning is usually outlined in a business plan

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Business Planning

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What is:

Capital Budget

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A budget allocating money for the acquisition or maintenance of fixed assessed such as land, building or equipment.

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What is:

The difference in the amount of cash available at the beginning and end of a period. The beginning is the opening balance, and the end is the closing balance. It is positive if the closing balance is higher than the opening balance and negative if the opening balance is higher than the closing balance. Inflow is the cash coming into the business and the outflow is the cash being sent.

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Cash flow

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What refers to the techniques, tools and processes needed to manage the people side of any business change.

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Change Management

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What does CIPD stand for?

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The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

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What is the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development for?

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It’s an association for human resource management professionals

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What is Code of Practice?

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A set of rules written down that describes how people should began in their given profession or role.

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What is a set of rules written down that describes how people should began in their given profession or role.

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Code of Practice

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What are the 5 communication styles?

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  1. Passive aggressive
  2. Assertive
  3. Aggressive
  4. Submissive
  5. Manipulative
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  1. Passive aggressive
  2. Assertive
  3. Aggressive
  4. Submissive
  5. Manipulative

Are

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Communication styles

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This government department is responsible for promoting and strengthening business competition. It is a non-ministerial department.

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Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

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In business this means conforming to a rule such as a specification, policy, standard or law.

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Compliance

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What is Consolidated Planning?

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The ability to consolidate and document the fundamental components of a change initiative; budgets; risks, opportunities and issues; and quality requirements.

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What was designed to protect consumers and give them rights when buying goods and services e.g. manufacturers are legally obliged to put certain information of products, such as health and safety messages on cigarettes

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Consumer Protection Act 1987

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What are the steps of contingency planning?

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  1. Undercut and prioritise the Key Risks
  2. Specify risk trigger points
  3. Assess impact and estimate potential benefit or harm
  4. Crete a contingency plan
  5. Communicate and rehearse
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What is the name of these steps?

  1. Undercut and prioritise the Key Risks
  2. Specify risk trigger points
  3. Assess impact and estimate potential benefit or harm
  4. Crete a contingency plan
  5. Communicate and rehearse
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Contingency Planning

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What is a Contingency Plan?

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A plan designed to take account of a possible future event or circumstance, helping a business to respond effectively.

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What does CPD stand for?

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Continuous Professional Development

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What is Continuous Professional Development

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A process of tracking and documenting skills, knowledge and experience that you gain formally and informally that you then apply.

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Normally defined as “the way things are done round here” this means the way in which the attitudes, beliefs, values and norms of the business are visible, evident and shared by all employees in the business.

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Corporate Culture

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The perception of a business amongst its stakeholders and the wider public.

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Corporate Image

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What is corporate image?

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The perception of a business amongst its stakeholders and the wider public.

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What’s does CSR stand for

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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What is CSR defined as?

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The practice of integrating social and environmental goals into business operations. Common roles include helping control costs, improve a business’ brand, attract top-quality talent and facilitate long-term financial success.

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What is:

Companies are subject to paying this. It’s levied on business profits and other income, as well as on chargeable gains. this tax is charged on the profits of a financial year but can be adapted to suit the business.

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Corporation Tax

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What is Cost-benefit analysis?

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Businesses use cost-benefit analysis to analyse their decisions. The benefits are subtracted from the costs of a situation or potential action to show the risks of that action.

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What does CRM stand for?

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Customer Relationship Management

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What is a strategy for managing a business’ relationships and interactions with customer and potential customers.

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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

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This is a way of raising for a project or business by asking a large number of people for a small amount of money each. Traditionally, financing a business, project or venture involved asking a few people for large sums of money.

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Crowdfunding

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What is the process by which a business deals with a sudden emergency.

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Crisis Management

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What is Crisis Management

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What is the process by which a business deals with a sudden emergency.

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What is the practice of collecting, organising protecting, and storing a business’ data so it can be analysed for business decisions.

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Data Management

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47
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What is Debt factoring?

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Where a business takes responsibility for collecting money relating to another business’ invoices. Then they pay the business part of the total amount owed on the invoices. It’s a powerful tool that can improve cash flow.

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What is:

Where a business takes responsibility for collecting money relating to another business’ invoices. Then they pay the business part of the total amount owed on the invoices. It’s a powerful tool that can improve cash flow.

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Debt Factoring

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What is DEFRA

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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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What is The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

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They are responsible for environmental protection, food protection and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the UK, GB and NI

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What is Direct Discrimination?

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A way where you are treated worse than another person or other people because of a protected characteristic, or someone thinks you have a protected characteristic.

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What is the following statement known as:

When someone thinks you have a protected characteristic

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Discrimination by perception

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What is it called when you are treated worse than another person or other people because of a protected characteristic you have.

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Direct discrimination

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54
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What does DSE stand for?

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Display Screen Equipment

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What does EMAS stand for?

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Eco-management Audit Schemes

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What are Eco-management Audit Schemes

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A voluntary premium management tool developed in 1993 for businesses to evaluate, report, and continually improve their environmental performance

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What is the insurance that protects against the cost of compensations claims which may arise from illness or injury as a result of an employee’s work for you. If a business employs one or more people, it is a legal requirement to have in place.

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Employers Liability Insurance

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What is an act to consolidate enactments relating to employment rights.

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Employment Rights Act 1996

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What year did the Employment Rights Act come into force?

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1996

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What is a public body that has statutory jurisdiction to hear disputes between employers and employees. The most common disputes are concerned with unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and employee discrimination.

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Employment Tribunal

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This act protects people from discrimination in the workplace and society, replacing previous laws with one singular act, making the law easier to understand.

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The Equality Act 2010

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What is Ethical Approach?

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It refers to implementing appropriate business policies and practices with regard to arguably controversial subjects. Some issues that come up in a discussion of ethics include corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, social responsibility, and Financial and legal responsibilities.

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What is known by:

It refers to implementing appropriate business policies and practices with regard to arguably controversial subjects. Some issues that come up in a discussion of ethics include corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, social responsibility, and Financial and legal responsibilities.

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Ethical Approach

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What is an External Customer?

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People who pay for and use the products and service which are offered by a business.

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Who are people who pay for and use the products and service which are offered by a business.

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External Customers

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What does FCA stand for?

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Financial Conduct Authority

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What are the FCA?

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They are a financial regulatory body which is independent to the government and looks at the regulation of conduct by financial services firms.

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Who are a financial regulatory body which is independent to the government and looks at the regulation of conduct by financial services firms.

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The FCA (financial conduct authority)

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What is known as a cause-and-effect diagram. It is a visual tool for identifying potential causes of a problem in order to inferior its root causes.

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Fishbone Diagram

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What is a fish bone diagram used for?

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It is a visual tool for identifying potential causes of a problem in order to inferior its root causes.

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What is the analysis and synthesis workflow and the aim to improve economic efficiency (especially productivity) know as?

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Frederick Taylor’s scientific management theory

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What is Frederick Taylor’s scientific management theory?

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It’s the analysis and synthesis workflow and the aim to improve economic efficiency (especially productivity)

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What gives the public access to information bro by public authorities?

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The Freedom of Information Act 2000

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With which act must Public Authorities publish certain information about their activities and give this information when the public request it?

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The Freedom of Information Act 2000

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What is The Freedom of Information Act 2000

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When Public Authorities publish certain information about their activities and give this information when the public request it.

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When was The Freedom of Information Act brought into force?

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2000

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Who created the GANTT chart?

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Henry L Gantt

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What is a GANTT chat used for?

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It shows activities that are planned to take place at certain periods. The activities are usually in horizontal lines and periods in vertical lines.

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What shows activities that are planned to take place at certain periods. The activities are usually in horizontal lines and periods in vertical lines.

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GANTT chart

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Which act is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the EU. It applies to all companies based in the EU and those with EUE citizens as customers. It had and extraterritorial effect, so non-EU countries are also effected. Even though the UK has left the EU the UK will still need to comply with it.

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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When was General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) brought into force?

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2018

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What relates to a the managements policies, processed, and guidance for an area of responsibility and also allows for proper oversight and accountability?

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Governance

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What is Gross Profit?

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It is the difference between the revenue and the cost of products or services, before deducting other payments such as payroll. (What a business/person makes)

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What is Gross Profit?

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It is the difference between the revenue and the cost of products or services, before deducting other payments such as payroll. (What a business/person makes)

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What is It is the difference between the revenue and the cost of products or services, before deducting other payments such as payroll. (What a business/person makes)

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Gross Profit

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Which act states wide-ranging duties for employers. They must protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees, causal workers, clients and visitor while on site.

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Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

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When did the Health and Safety at Work Act come into force?

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1974

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What is hierarchical structure?

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And organisational structure that usually shows a single group or person and the top with levels below them

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What is an organisational structure that usually shows a single group or person and the top with levels below them

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Hierarchical structure

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What does HMRC stand for?

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His/Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs

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What is a non-ministerial department of the UK Government and is responsible for the collection of taxes, state support and administration of other regulatory authorities, e.g. the national minimum wage

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HMRC

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What does HSE stand for?

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Health and Safety Executive

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What is the Health and Safety Executive?

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Britains national regulator for workplace health and safety and helps prevent work-related death, injury and ill health.

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What does HRM stand for?

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Human Resource Management

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What is Human Resource Management

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The practice of recruiting, hiring, deploying and managing a business’ employees.

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What is the practice of recruiting, hiring, deploying and managing a business’ employees known as?

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Human Resource Management (HRM)

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What is a market situation where there are many sellers but all selling dissimilar goods?

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Imperfect competition

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What is imperfect competition?

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A market situation where there are many sellers but all selling dissimilar goods?

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What is indirect discrimination?

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A rule or a policy that applies to everyone but disadvantages a particular characteristic.

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What is a rule or a policy that applies to everyone but disadvantages a particular characteristic known as?

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Indirect Discrimination

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What does ICO stand for?

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Information Commissioner’s Office

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What is Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ?

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The public body responsible for regulating data protection in the UK. They offer advice and guidance, prompt good practice, monitor breach reports, conduct audits and advisory visits, consider complaints, monitor compliance and take enforcement action where appropriate.

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Who are the public body responsible for regulating data protection in the UK. They offer advice and guidance, prompt good practice, monitor breach reports, conduct audits and advisory visits, consider complaints, monitor compliance and take enforcement action where appropriate.

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Information Commissioners Office (ICO)

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This is a tool used to understand which stakeholders have the most influence in a project and how they impact it’s success

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Influence Impact Grid

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What is an internal customer?

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People within a business who receive goods or services from other parts of the business

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Who are people within a business who receive goods or services from other parts of the business?

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Internal customers

107
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What are interpersonal skills?

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These include skills of listening, questioning and understanding body language. Most of these are communication related as well as as those attributes associated with emotional intelligence. This means being able to understand and manage your own and others emotions.

108
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What are define as skills of listening, questioning and understanding body language. Most of these are communication related as well as as those attributes associated with emotional intelligence. This means being able to understand and manage your own and others emotions.

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Interpersonal skills

109
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Who offer a range of standards for businesses to follow and adhere to? This standard was owned by the UK government until 2017 when it transitioned into a community interest company

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Investors in people

110
Q

What do the Investors of People do?

A

They offer a range of standards for businesses to follow and adhere to? This standard was owned by the UK government until 2017 when it transitioned into a community interest company

111
Q

What does ISO stand for?

A

International Organisation for Standardisation

112
Q

What are the ISO? (International Organisation for Standardisation)

A

They are an international organisation which develop and publish international standards across a range of fields

113
Q

Who are an international organisation which develop and publish international standards across a range of fields?

A

The ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation)

114
Q

What is a Japanese business philosophy of continuous development that aims to improve all the functions and processes of a business and involve all the employees?

115
Q

What is Kotter’s 8 step model?

A
  1. Create a sense of urgency.
  2. Build a coalition.
  3. A strategic vision.
  4. Unless a volunteer army
  5. Enable action by removing barriers.
  6. Generated short term wins.
  7. Sustain acceleration.
  8. Institute change
116
Q

What is this:

  1. Create a sense of urgency.
  2. Build a coalition.
  3. A strategic vision.
  4. Unless a volunteer army
  5. Enable action by removing barriers.
  6. Generated short term wins.
  7. Sustain acceleration.
  8. Institute change
A

Kotter’s 8 step model

117
Q

What does KPI stand for?

A

Key performance indicator

118
Q

What is a key performance indicator (KPI)?

A

Measure of performance of a time against a specific objective

119
Q

What is a measure of performance of a time against a specific objective?

A

Key performance indicator (KPI)

120
Q

What does KRI stand for?

A

Key risk indicator

121
Q

What is a key risk indicator?

A

A management measure to decide how risky something is and it can be used to spot early warning signs for risk in various areas of a business

122
Q

What is a key risk indicator?

A

A management measure to decide how risky something is and it can be used to spot early warning signs for risk in various areas of a business

123
Q

What is a management measure to decide how risky something is and it can be used to spot early warning signs for risk in various areas of a business?

A

Key risk indicator

124
Q

What can also be known as the five stages of grief?

A

Kübler-Ross management model - change curve

125
Q

What are the five stages of grave?

A
  1. Denial,
  2. anger,
  3. bargaining,
  4. depression,
  5. acceptance
126
Q

List the nine leadership styles

A

Transformational transactional servant autocratic, Laissez-faire, democratic bureaucratic, charismatic and situational

127
Q

What is lean practice?

A

A practice consistent of continuous improvement and experimentation to achieve perfect value with zero waste

128
Q

What is practice consistent of continuous improvement and experimentation to achieve perfect value with zero waste known as?

A

Lean practice

129
Q

What is a learning style?

A

An individuals preferred our best method of gaining knowledge

130
Q

What is legislation?

A

The act or process of making or enacting laws

131
Q

What does LLC stand for?

A

Limited liability company

132
Q

What is a limited liability company?

A

Where stakeholders of a business are protected personally against any action by a business

133
Q

What is Where stakeholders of a business are protected personally against any action by a business known as.

A

Limited liability company

134
Q

What is a macro environment?

A

A set of external conditions of the effective businesses development efforts either positively or negatively. These include economic demographic technological natural social and cultural and legal and political.

135
Q

What is described as a set of external conditions of the effective businesses development efforts either positively or negatively. These include economic demographic technological natural social and cultural and legal and political.

A

Macro environment

136
Q

What are market forces?

A

A supply versus demand and the effect on price how the supply of product is related to the level of demand for it

137
Q

What is a supply versus demand and the effect on price and how the supply of a product is related to the level of demand for it?

A

Market forces

138
Q

What is market research?

A

The process of gathering information about target market and customers in order to inform business activity

139
Q

What is the process of gathering information about target market and customers in order to inform business activity known as?

A

Market forces

140
Q

What is McKinsey’s 7S model?

A

Until the analyses accompanies organisational design and the goal of the model is to depict how effectiveness can be achieved in an organisation through the interactions of the seven key elements.

141
Q

What are the 7S’s in McKinley’s model?

A

Structure, strategy, skill, system, shared values, style and staff

142
Q

Who’s model is this? Structure, strategy, skill, system, shared values, style and staff

A

McKinsey’s

143
Q

What is a micro environment?

A

The factors are elements in a businesses and environment which affect its performance and decision-making. These elements include the businesses suppliers, Intermediaries, customers and public’s

144
Q

What is a mission statement?

A

It is a list of the values purpose goals and objectives of a business. It is normally short and to the point of that everyone can understand it.

145
Q

What occurs when a single business has a large proportion of the market power through its factors of production which can drive prices down?

A

Monopsony interaction

146
Q

What is monopsony interaction?

A

When a single business has a large proportion of the market power through its factors of production, which drive prices down

147
Q

What is national living wage?

A

An obligatory minimum wage payable to workers in the United Kingdom aged 21 and over

148
Q

What is the obligatory minimum wage payable to works in the United Kingdom age 21 and over called?

A

National Living Wage

149
Q

As of April 2024, how much is the national living wage?

150
Q

What is net profit?

A

It’s the difference between the revenue and the cost of product or services after deducting other payments such as payroll overheads taxes, et cetera

151
Q

What is the difference between the revenue and the cost of products or services after deducting other payments such as payroll overheads and taxes called?

A

Net Profit

152
Q

What is organisational culture?

A

A set of values and believes in a business that demonstrates how people behave

153
Q

What is a set of values and beliefs in a business that demonstrate how people behave called?

A

Organisational culture

154
Q

What is it called when a business employs another business to do some of its work instead of using its own employees to do it?

A

Outsourcing

155
Q

What is outsourcing?

A

We are business employees another business to do some of its work instead of using it on employees to do it

156
Q

What is an organisation where two or more individuals pull together their money skills and other reset resources and also share any profit and loss under a partnership agreement?

A

Partner organisation

157
Q

What is a partner organisation?

A

Where to or more individuals pull together their money skills and resources and share any profit and loss under partnership agreement

158
Q

What does PAYE stand for?

A

Pay as you earn

159
Q

What does PAYE do?

A

It is a system of paying income tax and national insurance through the deductions of tax and national insurance contributions which comes directly from your wages or pension

160
Q

What is a system of paying income tax and national insurance contributions through the deductions of the tax and national insurance contributions directly from your wages or pension?

161
Q

What does PECR stand for?

A

Privacy and electronic communications regulations

162
Q

What is PECR?

A

The regulations which give people specific privacy rights in relation to electronic communications

163
Q

What does PERT stand for?

A

Program evaluation and review technique

164
Q

What is the program evaluation and review technique?

A

This is a to to enable you to evaluate an estimate the time required to complete a task within deadlines

165
Q

What is PEST analysis?

A

This is an analysis of the external macro environment that affects all businesses where factors are usually beyond the businesses control and sometimes present themselves as threats

166
Q

What does PEST stand for?

A

Political, economic, social, and technological

167
Q

What does PESTLE stand for?

A

Political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental

168
Q

What is pestle analysis?

A

If framework the businesses can use to analyse the key factors influencing from the outside. HR practitioners and senior managers can use the results of this analysis to guide strategic decision making.

169
Q

What is phased project management?

A

It is the use an application of a number of processes, knowledge skills and experience to achieve objectives. There are a number of project management phases required to implement the project. These phases include project initiation, project planning, project execution, project monitoring and controlling, and project closing.

170
Q

What is phased project management?

A

It is the use and application of a number of processes, knowledge skills and experience to achieve objectives. There are a number of project management phases required to implement the project. These phases include project initiation, project planning, project execution, project monitoring and controlling, and project closing.

171
Q

What is the use and application of a number of processes, knowledge skills and experience to achieve objectives. There are a number of project management phases required to implement the project. These phases include project initiation, project planning, project execution, project monitoring and controlling, and project closing.

A

Fed project management

172
Q

What does PMI stand for?

A

Project management Institute

173
Q

What is project management Institute?

A

An international project management organisation supporting professionals working in a project management role

174
Q

What is an international project management organisation supporting professionals working in a project management role

A

Project management institute (PMI)

175
Q

What are policies and procedures?

A

Documents that are put in place to explain how businesses will deal with issues when they arise to sure that they operate a fair and consistent way towards employees

176
Q

What is PAT?

A

Portable appliance testing

177
Q

What is positive action?

A

A series of lawful actions that looked to overcome and minimise disadvantages in employment opportunities. These will be people who share a protected characteristic.

178
Q

What is a series of lawful actions that looked to overcome and minimise disadvantages in employment opportunities. These will be people who share a protected characteristic.

A

Positive action

179
Q

What does PPE stand for?

A

Personal protective equipment

180
Q

What does COSHH stand for?

A

Control of substances hazardous to health

181
Q

What is meant by the control of substances hazardous to health?

A

The law that requires employers to control substances that hazardous to health

182
Q

What is budget variance?

A

The difference between the figures that you have been projected in your budget and your business is actual performance. You can calculate variance for any of the line items in your budget, such as revenue, fix costs, variable costs, and net profit. Budget variance can be favourable or unfavourable.

183
Q

What is the difference between the figures that you have been projected in your budget and your business is actual performance called?

A

Budget variance

184
Q

What is Prince2 practitioner - projects in controlled environments?

A

A method for effective project management and is processed driven. It is widely recognised used in the private sector.

185
Q

What is the use an application of a number of processes, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve objectives?

A

Process management

186
Q

What is the process of purchasing goods or services called?

A

Procurement

187
Q

What is meant by procurement?

A

The process of purchasing gods our services

188
Q

What is a profit and loss account?

A

A profit and loss account shows a businesses revenue and expenses of a particular period of time typically either one month or consolidated months of a year. These figures show whether your business has made a profit or a loss over that time period.

189
Q

What is project business case?

A

The justification for undertaking a project or programme, evaluating the benefit, cost and risk of alternative options and provides a rational for the preferred solution

190
Q

What is the justification for undertaking a project or programme, evaluating the benefit, cost and risk of alternative options and provides a rational for the preferred solution

A

Project business case

191
Q

What is the project life-cycle?

A

Logical sequence activities to accomplish a project schools or objectives. There are four phases to the project life cycle.

192
Q

What are the four phases of the project life-cycle?

A

Initiation, planning, execution, and evaluation

193
Q

What are these:

Initiation, planning, execution, and evaluation

A

Project life cycle

194
Q

What is a project management plan?

A

The formal documentation that defines how a project is executed, monitored and controlled

195
Q

What is the formal documentation that defines how a project is executed, monitored and controlled

A

Project management plan

196
Q

What is project management professional? (PMP)

A

An internationally recognised professional certification offered by the project management Institute to recognise project managers who have proven they have the skills to successfully manage projects

197
Q

What is an internationally recognised professional certification offered by the project management Institute to recognise project managers who have proven they have the skills to successfully manage projects

A

Project management professional

198
Q

What is an internationally recognised professional certification offered by the project management Institute to recognise project managers who have proven they have the skills to successfully manage projects

A

Project management professional

199
Q

What does PMP stand for?

A

Project management professional

200
Q

What is the Project Management Triangle

A

Each side of the triangle represent a constraint, and the other side can’t be changed without having an effect on the others.

201
Q

What is a project resource plan?

A

a resource plan to ensure that all the resources needed to complete the project identifies

202
Q

What is a resource plan to ensure that all the resources needed to complete the project identifies

A

Project resource plan

203
Q

What is a project sponsor?

A

Someone who is accountable for ensuring that the work is governed effectively and delivers the objectives that meet identified needs

204
Q

What does PON stand for?

A

Purchase order number

205
Q

What is a purchase order number?

A

A specific reference code that is generated by a business and assigned to a purchase so that it can be tracked throughout the order process

206
Q

What is a specific reference code that is generated by a business and assigned to a purchase so that it can be tracked throughout the order process known as?

A

Purchase order number (PON)

207
Q

What is qualitative financial forecasting?

A

The use of judgements and opinions to make financial predictions and decisions

208
Q

What is the use of judgements and opinions to make financial predictions and decisions

A

Qualitative financial forecasting

209
Q

What is quantitive financial forecasting

A

The use of quantifiable data such as volumes, profit, and expenses to make financial predictions and decisions

210
Q

What is the use of quantifiable data such as volumes, profit, and expenses to make financial predictions and decisions known as?

A

Qualitative financial forecasting

211
Q

What does RACI stand for in RACI matrix?

A

Responsible, accountable, consulted and informed

212
Q

What is an RACI matrix?

A

Known as a responsibility assignment matrix it is a project management to use to identify and track responsibilities of those involved in a project

213
Q

What does RAID in RAID log stand for?

A

Risks, actions, issues and decisions

214
Q

What is an RAID log?

A

A project management to used to identify the risks, actions, issues and decisions of a project

215
Q

What does RCA stand for?

A

Root cause analysis

216
Q

What is root cause analysis?

A

It is the process of discovering the causes of problems in order to identify appropriate solutions

217
Q

What does REACH stand for?

A

The registration and valuation authorisation and restriction of chemicals

218
Q

What is reflective practice?

A

Aware of studying your own experiences to improve the way that you work

219
Q

What is reflective practice?

A

Aware of studying your own experiences to improve the way that you work

220
Q

What is resource management?

A

the efficient development and use of a business is resources. These include financial resources, people skills, production resources or information technology (IT)

221
Q

What is the efficient development and use of a business is resources. These include financial resources, people skills, production resources or information technology (IT)

A

Resource management

222
Q

What does RIDDOR stand for?

A

Reporting of injuries diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations

223
Q

When did RIDDOR come into action?

224
Q

What is RIDDOR?

A

The regulation which puts duties onto employers self-employed and those in control of Work premises to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences

225
Q

What is the regulation which puts duties onto employers self-employed and those in control of Work premises to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences known as

226
Q

What is a risk assessment?

A

The method of identifying hazards and risk factors that have the potential cause harm

227
Q

What is schedule management?

A

Developing, maintaining and communicating schedules for resources and time. It is a timetable for a project.

228
Q

What is scope management?

A

The process Rabbi output, outcomes and benefits are identified, defined and controlled

229
Q

What is a shareholder?

A

Someone who owns shares in a company through purchasing a part of that company

230
Q

What does SMART stand for?

A

Specific, measurable, agreed or achievable, realistic and time bound

231
Q

What is used for goal setting?

A

SMART targets

232
Q

What does SME stand for?

A

Small to medium enterprise

233
Q

What is a small to medium enterprise classed as?

A

A business with fewer than 250 employees

234
Q

What is a stakeholder?

A

A person who has an interest or is affected by a business

235
Q

What is stakeholder analysis?

A

A project management to use to collect information about the people who will be impacted by a project

236
Q

What are stakeholder relationships?

A

Relationships with stakeholders through managing their expectations and objectives

237
Q

What is statutory leave entitlement?

A

The minimum amount of annual leave which all employees are entitled to. In the UK it is the equivalent of 5.6 weeks.

238
Q

What does STEEP stand for?

A

Social, technological, economic, ecological, and political factors

239
Q

What is STEEP used for?

A

To evaluate different external factors which could impact a business

240
Q

What is a supplier?

A

A person or entity that is the source of goods and services

241
Q

What is a global network used to deliver products and services both within an outside the business.

A

Supply chain and management

242
Q

What is a swot analysis?

A

It will help develop a strong business strategy by making sure you have considered all your businesses strengths and weaknesses as well as the opportunities and threats the business may face

243
Q

What is a synoptic endpoint assessment?

A

An assessment of the KSB learnt by the apprentice throughout the unprogrammed part of an apprenticeship and as specified within the apprenticeship standard

244
Q

What is a thought? Shower?

A

A discussion in which new ideas are generated and discussed

245
Q

What is a trading account?

A

I fund of money deposited with another financial organisation for the sole purpose of financial speculation usually all the same by an investment dealer fund manager or personal trader

246
Q

What is a vision statement?

A

One sentence statement describing the clear and inspirational long-term desired change resulting from a business or programs work

247
Q

What is the waterfall method?

A

Linear project management approach stakeholder and customer requirements are gathered at the beginning of a project, and then a sequential project plan is created to accommodate those requirements. The waterfall model is so named because each phase of the project cashcard into the next following steadily down like a waterfall.

248
Q

What does WBS stand for?

A

Working breakdown structure

249
Q

What does WBS mean?

A

If work management tail for a key project that organises a teams or departments work into manageable sections

250
Q

What is a set of regulations that state people may or may not work?

A

Working time regulations

251
Q

When did the working time regulations come into force?