<div dir="ltr">While it affects the whole company, the coffee decision is not going to determine the organisation's entire future for some considerable time.<div>Toilet paper choices, on the other hand are much more serious.</div><div><br></div><div>With Hakeem's case, it does not sound like the online community is meant to implement a bigger goal, so I'd still stick to strategic. I do agree the decision is a bit iffy.</div><div><br></div><div>The annual strategic/tactical VCAA exam question always tends to be rather iffy too.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 October 2014 13:46, Mark Scott <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:msc@luther.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">msc@luther.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">OK, he is the manager.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Let’s suppose he walks into the tea room for a cup of coffee and is appalled by the taste.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">He makes the decision to have the company supply a better quality coffee for staff.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Is this a strategic decision?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Mark Scott<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Luther College<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p>
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<div></div><br><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 8 October 2014 1:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Question from DLTV Practice Exam 1<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">My 2c... he's the manager. There can be no higher decision-making level. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">His decisions must be strategic.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 8 October 2014 08:10, ATKINSON-BUCK, Damien <<a href="mailto:Damien.ATKINSON-BUCK@ivanhoe.com.au" target="_blank">Damien.ATKINSON-BUCK@ivanhoe.com.au</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I tend to agree with your logic there Chris, that tactic is to help achieve the strategic. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I have a question below from another commercial vendor that is very similar, their suggested answer to this is Strategic, I assume because it’s a long term goal of the whole company, however isn’t the strategic decision more on the tendering side of things and the tactical to assist that goal. Am wondering what others think </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thanks</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Damien</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="751" height="248" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CFE2FE.43504BA0"><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Damien</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Atkinson-Buck</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Head of Learning Area: Technology/Arts</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br><img border="0" width="750" height="2" src="cid:image002.png@01CFE2FE.43504BA0"></span><u></u><u></u></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><img border="0" width="189" height="66" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CFE2FE.43504BA0"></span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">p:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <a href="tel:%2B61%203%209490%203848" target="_blank">+61 3 9490 3848</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">e:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <a href="mailto:damien.atkinson-buck@ivanhoe.com.au" target="_blank">damien.atkinson-buck@ivanhoe.com.au</a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">f:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <a href="tel:%2B61%203%209490%203490" target="_blank">+61 3 9490 3490</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">w:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <a href="http://www.ivanhoe.com.au/" target="_blank">www.ivanhoe.com.au</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">w:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <a href="http://www.ivanhoe100.com.au/" target="_blank">www.ivanhoe100.com.au</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Christopher Jansen [mailto:<a href="mailto:Christopher.Jansen@sjc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">Christopher.Jansen@sjc.vic.edu.au</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 3 October 2014 3:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Question from DLTV Practice Exam 1</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">it says… “The decision is to upgrade its hardware”…. I thought <u>tactical decisions</u> were to carry out or make strategic decisions a reality i.e. to “expand into emerging markets”.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Anyways.. not a big deal.. good discussion/argument to have the students.. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Thanks Everyone.. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Chris</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="148eda7facf84beb_148ec78f485dcbb2__MailEndCompose"></a><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Hind<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 3 October 2014 3:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Question from DLTV Practice Exam 1</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">One could argue that the strategic decision having already been made to expand into emerging markets, a decision is now made that this will require upgrading hardware, ie a tactical decision. </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Robert Hind<br>Retired<br>Ex Traralgon and Ashwood</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">----- Original Message ----- </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#e4e4e4"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:shortell@get2me.net" title="shortell@get2me.net" target="_blank">Andrew Shortell</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au" title="itapps@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Friday, October 03, 2014 3:12 PM</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Question from DLTV Practice Exam 1</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">IMHO overall attitude is strategic the hardware is a result of the strategic decision <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">So I would go strategic as best answer<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Andrew <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> 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wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><image001.png><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The answer given in the answers is Strategic. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">My answer would be… a and b. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Decision to upgrade its hardware… tactical<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Decision to expand into emerging markets.. strategic.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">What do others think?<u></u><u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="395" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:296.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Christopher Jansen<br>Mathematics and Information Technology Teacher </span></b><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td width="121" valign="top" 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