Which оf the fоllоwing is а mаin reаson why project managers need to understand their organization's mission and strategy?
A cоmpаny uses а cоding аbility test fоr new hires. However, the test consists entirely of multiple-choice questions about history. The applicants complain the test "doesn't even look like it's for programming." _______ A researcher creates a social anxiety scale. During testing, they find the scores correlate almost perfectly (0.95) with depression scores, meaning the test is not actually separating the two distinct conditions. A final exam for a French 101 course only asks questions about vocabulary from Chapter 1, completely ignoring grammar, listening, and Chapters 2 through 10. A university's success predictor entrance exam is administered to 1,000 students. Four years later, it turns out there is zero correlation between their exam scores and their final graduation honors. A psychologist claims their new empathy test measures a single unified trait, but a factor analysis reveals the questions are actually measuring three completely unrelated things: "Pity," "Logic," and "Memory." An HR department adds an expensive $5,000 personality assessment to their hiring process. After a year, they realize it provides the exact same information they were already getting from a free 5-minute resume screen. A pilot takes a spatial awareness test in a quiet, dark room on a tablet. While he scores perfectly, he consistently crashes the flight simulator because he can't handle the physical vibrations and noise of a cockpit. A new Fast IQ test is released. When compared to the gold-standard WAIS-IV (taken on the same day), the scores show a correlation of only 0.10. A developer claims their creativity scale is revolutionary. However, when tested against an established, peer-reviewed innovation scale, the two tests show no relationship at all. A driver's safety test is used to hire truck drivers, but the test's criterion (the number of accidents) is actually found to be recorded incorrectly by the insurance company, making the test's results meaningless. _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______