Question

purpose three applications for each of the seven management and planning tools discussed in the chapter. You might consider some applications around school, such as in the classroom, studying for exams, and so on.

Answer 1

The 7 management and planning tools and their applications are as follows:

• Affinity diagram: These diagrams are used to portray the results of a brainstorming session
  • Strategic planning of business for the launch of new product
  • Brainstorming session to identify new courses in school
  • Brainstorming session to understand the root cause behind low production costs
• Relations Diagram: It is used to exhibit the cause and effect relationship of various scenarios in business operations
  • Relationship between different values of business
  • Relationship between the strategic factors affecting costs of a product
  • Relationship between the various external factors affecting a student’s academic performance
• Tree Diagram: It is the process of breaking down broad scenario into finer details, which facilitates step by step problem analysis
  • Decision making about taking a course of action in business
  • Decision making about the success rate of school picnic
  • Decision making about whether to replace or repair school generator
• Matrix diagram: It is used to exhibit the relationship between groups of information
  • Identify missing aspect in business strategy
  • Identify the hidden risk factor associated with production of a product
  • Identify the various employee engagement strategies which will facilitate employee performance
• Matrix data analysis: Uses data to conduct factor analysis
  • Competitor evaluation
  • Best market evaluation
  • Student representative evaluation
• Arrow diagram: This diagram is used to portray the sequence of tasks in a project
  • Manual designing of using a product
  • Examination guidelines on how to fill OMR sheet
  • Project framework designing
• Process decision Program Chart (PDPC): This tool is used to identify the loopholes in a project
  • Risk management of business
  • Feasibility of a training program
  • Student acceptance to a newly launched course