Caliper Assessment Decision-Making and Strategic Thinking 3

Question 1

In a SWOT analysis, which quadrant focuses on using internal strengths to capitalize on external opportunities?

Accepted Answer

Strengths-Opportunities (SO)

Answer

The SO quadrant of a SWOT analysis identifies how to leverage internal strengths to take advantage of external market opportunities.

Question 2

A leader must make a high-stakes decision with incomplete information and a tight deadline. The most effective approach is to:

Accepted Answer

Make the best decision possible with available data, then monitor and adjust

Answer

Effective leaders make calibrated decisions under uncertainty and build in feedback loops to course-correct rather than waiting for perfect information.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes a 'pre-mortem' technique in strategic decision-making?

Accepted Answer

Imagining the project has already failed and working backward to identify causes

Answer

A pre-mortem involves prospective hindsight — imagining failure before it happens — to surface risks that forward-looking analysis misses.

Question 4

When setting strategic priorities, a team with limited capacity should apply which principle?

Accepted Answer

Focus on the few initiatives with the highest leverage relative to effort

Answer

Strategic prioritization means concentrating resources on high-leverage activities rather than spreading thin across everything.

Question 5

Which decision-making framework explicitly separates the divergent (idea generation) and convergent (selection) phases?

Accepted Answer

Design Thinking

Answer

Design Thinking deliberately separates brainstorming from evaluation to prevent premature closure and encourage creative options.

Caliper Assessment Practice Test

Caliper Assessment Practice Test

Caliper Assessment Decision-Making and Strategic Thinking 3