Work Strengths Test Question 88 – Refocusing a team after a programme pause
Read the scenario, then choose the one action you would be most likely to take and the one action you would be least likely to take.
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Scenario
A programme is paused after a sudden change in ministerial priorities. Your team has worked on it for six months and does not know whether it will restart. Several people say their work has been wasted, while other urgent tasks are waiting. Senior leaders can confirm the pause but cannot yet give a final decision.
Choose the actions
Select one Most likely action and one Least likely action. Do not rank the two remaining actions.
Action A
Tell the team to stay positive and continue the existing programme plan until leaders make a final decision.
Your selection:
Most likelyLeast likely
Action B
Acknowledge the impact, explain what is known and unknown, identify work that remains useful and agree a short plan for the urgent priorities.
Your selection:
Most likelyLeast likely
Action C
Move several team members immediately to other work and tell them the programme is unlikely to return.
Your selection:
Most likelyLeast likely
Action D
Stop all programme and related work until there is complete certainty about the future direction.
Your selection:
Most likelyLeast likely
Click to reveal the answer
- Most likely: Action B
- Least likely: Action D
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