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Situation 1: You are meeting with a creative agency that will be responsible for creating the public communications programme to accompany the launch
of a new initiative your organisation worked on. Your organisation has a well-established, traditional approach and a rather conservative image. Prior to the
meeting, you need to meet with the rest of the organisation to discuss the best approach to recommend to the agency. Pick the most and least effective
answer.
A Give the creative agency some guidance in terms of suggested approaches and then expect them to add
creative insight.
Most Effective: The most appropriate answer in this case is this option. Providing some guidance to the creative agency will inform them of the parameters in which they need to work
and shows that you have completed some analysis of the organisation’s need. Then, stepping back and expecting them to add creative insight makes best use of their skills and expertise.
B Give the creative agency free reign in their approach: they are the experts and they are more likely to
come up with something truly groundbreaking without imposed restrictions.
C Instruct the creative agency to reflect the current image of the organisation in their proposals and
therefore not to employ anything too unusual.
Least Effective: The least appropriate answer in this case is this option. Instructing the creative agency to reflect the current image of the organisation suggests that you are
comfortable with the traditional, conventional approach. Your actions will mean that you miss the opportunity to take a fresh approach in communicating this new initiative.
D Explain the situation to the creative agency and ask what has worked well in the past with different
clients.
Situation 2: You are responsible for preparing a stand for a public exhibition in 6 months’ time. There are multiple possible stakeholders involved in multiple
locations and there will be a number of logistical arrangements to be made once the format has been decided. Your manager has requested a meeting to
hear the immediate actions you are planning to take on the project and you need to consider your approach. Pick the most and least effective answer.
Most Effective Least Effective
A Concentrate on engaging with the other stakeholders and getting them on-board to help with the
stand.
B Concentrate on setting deadlines, targets and checkpoints in order to meet the deadline.
Most Effective: The most appropriate answer in this case is this option. By setting deadlines, targets and checkpoints you are preparing a practical project plan that you and others can
follow in order to meet deadlines. This will provide an overview of the project and allow you to highlight to your manager the immediate actions that need to be taken.
C Concentrate on getting an immediate feel for the content, design and layout of the stand.
D Concentrate on logistics: how to move people and equipment from one place to the other as smoothly as
possible.
Least Effective: The least appropriate answer in this case is this option. Logistics is only one element of the project, and focusing on this at the outset may disadvantage you in meeting
the overall deadline. Also, it explicitly states in the situation description that the logistics issues can only be addressed once the format has been decided: therefore stakeholder
discussions and stand content are more important to address in the immediate term.
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Page 1 of 12
Situation 1: You are meeting with a creative agency that will be responsible for creating the public communications programme to accompany the launch
of a new initiative your organisation worked on. Your organisation has a well-established, traditional approach and a rather conservative image. Prior to the meeting, you need to meet with the rest of the organisation to discuss the best approach to recommend to the agency. Pick the most and least effective answer.
A Give the creative agency some guidance in terms of suggested approaches and then expect them to add creative insight.
Most Effective: The most appropriate answer in this case is this option. Providing some guidance to the creative agency will inform them of the parameters in which they need to work and shows that you have completed some analysis of the organisation’s need. Then, stepping back and expecting them to add creative insight makes best use of their skills and expertise.
B Give the creative agency free reign in their approach: they are the experts and they are more likely to come up with something truly groundbreaking without imposed restrictions.
C Instruct the creative agency to reflect the current image of the organisation in their proposals and therefore not to employ anything too unusual.
Least Effective: The least appropriate answer in this case is this option. Instructing the creative agency to reflect the current image of the organisation suggests that you are comfortable with the traditional, conventional approach. Your actions will mean that you miss the opportunity to take a fresh approach in communicating this new initiative.
D Explain the situation to the creative agency and ask what has worked well in the past with different clients.
Situation 2: You are responsible for preparing a stand for a public exhibition in 6 months’ time. There are multiple possible stakeholders involved in multiple locations and there will be a number of logistical arrangements to be made once the format has been decided. Your manager has requested a meeting to hear the immediate actions you are planning to take on the project and you need to consider your approach. Pick the most and least effective answer. Most Effective Least Effective
A Concentrate on engaging with the other stakeholders and getting them on-board to help with the stand.
B Concentrate on setting deadlines, targets and checkpoints in order to meet the deadline.
Most Effective: The most appropriate answer in this case is this option. By setting deadlines, targets and checkpoints you are preparing a practical project plan that you and others can follow in order to meet deadlines. This will provide an overview of the project and allow you to highlight to your manager the immediate actions that need to be taken.
C Concentrate on getting an immediate feel for the content, design and layout of the stand.
D Concentrate on logistics: how to move people and equipment from one place to the other as smoothly as possible.
Least Effective: The least appropriate answer in this case is this option. Logistics is only one element of the project, and focusing on this at the outset may disadvantage you in meeting the overall deadline. Also, it explicitly states in the situation description that the logistics issues can only be addressed once the format has been decided: therefore stakeholder discussions and stand content are more important to address in the immediate term.
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