CVS Ethics and Continuous Improvement 4

Question 1

A value study reveals that the client's current design violates a safety code. The client asks the CVS to omit this from the report. The CVS should:

Accepted Answer

Include the finding, because public safety takes precedence over client preference

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Omit it since safety is outside the value study scope

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Omit it but mention it verbally to one team member

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Include it only if the client agrees in writing

Question 2

Which action best institutionalizes continuous improvement in an organization's value methodology standard?

Accepted Answer

Periodically revising the value program procedures based on audit findings and practitioner feedback

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Freezing the procedures so results stay comparable forever

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Outsourcing all studies so internal learning is unnecessary

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Rewriting procedures only when a study fails publicly

Question 3

A CVS is preparing marketing materials and wants to cite savings from past studies. Ethically, the materials must:

Accepted Answer

Represent results truthfully without exaggeration or misleading claims

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Round all savings up to the nearest million for impact

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Combine results from other consultants' studies as their own

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Cite projected savings as if they were verified results

Question 4

After several workshops, a facilitator notices the function analysis phase consistently runs over schedule. Applying continuous improvement, the best response is to:

Accepted Answer

Analyze the root cause of the overrun and adjust preparation or agenda design

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Delete the function analysis phase from future workshops

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Blame participants for talking too much

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Extend every future workshop by two days as a blanket fix

Question 5

A government client offers the CVS an expensive gift after a successful study, in a jurisdiction where officials' gifts are restricted. The CVS should:

Accepted Answer

Politely decline the gift to avoid any appearance of impropriety

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Accept the gift since the study is already finished

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Accept it and report it only if asked

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Request cash instead of the gift

Question 6

Benchmarking a value program against other organizations' programs primarily supports continuous improvement by:

Accepted Answer

Identifying performance gaps and proven practices worth adopting

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Proving the program is superior so no changes are needed

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Providing competitor data for marketing campaigns

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Replacing internal measurement of study outcomes

Question 7

During certification testing, a CVS candidate is asked by a peer to share exam questions they remember. The ethical response is to:

Accepted Answer

Refuse, because disclosing exam content undermines certification integrity

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Share the questions since memory sharing is informal

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Sell the questions to a test-prep company

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Trade the questions for answers to another exam