Deck 5: Action Planning

Question 1

According to the text, a good resource plan should provide data for monitoring implementation of the program or policy.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

According to the text, resource plans are best developed by professional grant writers.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

According to the text, in order to secure funding, program or policy planners should underestimate costs needed to meet program objectives.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Local (city or county) agencies are more likely than other funding sources to have specific grant announcements.

Question 5

Reducing or modifying program objectives is one way to respond to a request by funding sources to make budgetary adjustments.

Question 6

Budget planning can include line items for staff development, such as paid trips to professional conferences.

Question 7

Internal conflict within the planning process should be avoided at all costs.

Question 8

A good budget should be somewhat vague to allow flexibility for changes at a later date.

Question 9

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a good example of action planning.

Question 10

Developing a solid action plan will result in a perfect match between the policy or program "on paper" and the policy or program "in action."

Question 11

Resource planning uses as a basis to develop a fiscal plan for a policy or program.

A) federal grant applications
B) available data sources
C) magic spells
D) policy or program elements and objectives
E) none of the above

Question 12

Which of these is not specified in a Gantt chart?

A) policy or program activity
B) expected budget for each activity
C) person responsible for carrying out activity
D) time schedule for implementation and/or completion of each activity
E) all of the above are components of a Gantt chart

Question 13

A test of feasibility is used by policy and program planners to match:

A) staff qualifications to staff training
B) program or policy "on paper" to program or policy "in action"
C) program or policy objectives to available resources
D) interests of potential funding sources to types of services the program or policy is designed to provide
E) none of the above

Question 14

To estimate costs that cannot be calculated precisely, planners can:

A) consult directors of other programs and agencies
B) look at proposals other agencies have prepared
C) contact potential funding sources to get copies of previously funded proposals
D) talk to program or agency staff
E) all of the above

Question 15

"Principled negotiations" refer to:

A) public relations work conducted by agency directors
B) the process of responding to a budget modification in a grant proposal
C) basic rules of conflict resolution
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 16

Coordinating activities during the planning process could include:

A) staff development
B) performance evaluations
C) careful monitoring of the timeline specified in the action plan
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 17

When managing conflict in an organization, which of these is not advisable?

A) coercing staff to comply with organizational changes
B) identifying all available options before evaluating them
C) trying to work for a "win-win" situation
D) using the "principle of exchange"
E) all of the above are effective ways to manage conflict

Question 18

A Gantt chart specifies:

A) how much staff will be paid
B) a specific date by which each implementation task is to be completed
C) how much each program component will cost
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 19

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act:

A) was vetoed by the President of the United States
B) prohibited a five-day waiting period to purchase handguns
C) included measures designed to monitor implementation over time
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 20

According to the text, when developing a resource plan, a planner must take into consideration:

A) costs of staff training
B) indirect costs (e.g., electricity, phone bills)
C) supplies
D) technical equipment (e.g., computers)
E) all of the above