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HRCI PHR Exam - Topic 9 Question 57 Discussion

Posted by Stephaine on Aug 23, 2022 at 07:54 PM

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with the strategic business management of your organization. Henry Fayol identified five functions of business management which still apply to businesses today. Which one of the following answers correctly identifies the five functions of a manager?

Suggested Answer: B

The five functions of a manager, according to Henry Fayol are prevoyance, to organize, to command, to coordinate, and to control. Note that prevoyance means to plan.

Answer option C is incorrect. These aren't the five correct functions of a manager- to propose and to close aren't valid answers.

Answer option A is incorrect. To execute and to close are not valid functions of a manager.

Answer option D is incorrect. Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing are the generally accepted process groups of the project management lifecycle, but not a manager's function.


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Antione 11 months ago
C is totally wrong, those aren't even the right terms!
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Alysa 11 months ago
I disagree, D seems more aligned with modern practices.
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Noble 12 months ago
Wait, is "prevoyance" even a real word? Sounds off.
JO
Joseph 12 months ago
I think B is the right answer, makes the most sense.
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Susy 12 months ago
Fayol's functions are still super relevant today!
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Tiera 1 year ago
I’m leaning towards option D because it matches the project management phases I studied, but I’m not confident about the terminology used by Fayol.
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Elza 1 year ago
I feel like option B sounds familiar, but I can't recall if "to coordinate" is one of the original functions.
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Joseph 1 year ago
I practiced a similar question, and I believe the correct functions are planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling.
CA
Cathrine 1 year ago
I think I remember Fayol's functions, but I'm not completely sure if "prevoyance" is the right term.
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Lindy 1 year ago
I've got a strategy - I'll focus on ensuring the datacenter, VNet1, and the managed workload can all communicate with each other.
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Alexia 1 year ago
Okay, let me see. The question is asking about the DevOps principle necessary for daily releases, and the options mention things like automation, continuous improvement, and visualization. I think I'll go with A - Automation of the deployment pipeline. That seems like the key to being able to release frequently.
CO
Corinne 1 year ago
Based on my understanding, 802.1ag is focused on fault management, so I think the answer is E. End-to-end bit error rates don't seem directly relevant to its scope.
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