Mixed Deck — All CPP Topics Flashcards
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A stakeholder who was initially supportive of a process change becomes resistant after a reorganization. The process team should FIRST:
Answer: Reassess the stakeholder's new position, interests, and concerns given the changed context
Organizational changes alter stakeholder interests and power dynamics, requiring a fresh assessment before adjusting the engagement strategy.
In a CI culture, how should failures and mistakes primarily be treated?
Answer: As learning opportunities to improve processes and prevent recurrence
Treating failures as learning opportunities rather than causes for blame encourages transparency, experimentation, and systemic problem-solving.
What distinguishes an API-based integration from RPA when automating inter-system data transfer?
Answer: APIs connect directly to system logic, making them more stable than UI-layer RPA
APIs interact with application logic directly, making integrations more robust and less susceptible to UI changes compared to RPA, which mimics screen interactions.
A process engineer notices a sawtooth pattern on an X-bar chart. What is the most likely cause?
Answer: Two distinct process streams being mixed in subgroups
A sawtooth pattern often indicates that samples from two different streams (machines, shifts, operators) are being combined into subgroups, inflating within-subgroup variation.
What is the Average Run Length (ARL) used to evaluate in control charts?
Answer: The average number of samples taken before a signal occurs
ARL measures how many samples on average are plotted before the chart signals, used to compare chart sensitivity and false alarm rates.
A process improvement team completes a successful project but the gains erode within six months. What cultural factor is most likely responsible?
Answer: The improved process was not standardized and the new behavior was not reinforced through management systems
Without standardization and management system reinforcement (audits, visual controls, leader coaching), processes revert to old habits over time.
When implementing process documentation & standardization practices, what should CPP professionals prioritize?
Answer: Alignment with professional standards, stakeholder needs, and organizational goals
Effective implementation of process documentation & standardization requires balancing professional standards, stakeholder needs, and organizational objectives for optimal results.
In process improvement, 'cycle time' is best defined as:
Answer: The total elapsed time to complete one unit through the entire process
Cycle time measures the total elapsed time from the start to the completion of one unit through a process, including both active and wait time.
How does benchmarking & competitive analysis contribute to professional excellence in CPP certification?
Answer: It enhances competency, improves outcomes, and supports continuous professional growth
Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis is integral to CPP professional excellence, directly enhancing competency and driving measurable improvement in practice outcomes.
A company wants to automate invoice approvals but some invoices require executive judgment. Which automation pattern is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Human-in-the-loop automation with exception routing
Human-in-the-loop automation handles routine cases automatically while routing exceptions that require judgment to the appropriate human approver.
Which of the following best describes 'hyperautomation' as defined by Gartner?
Answer: The disciplined, business-driven approach to rapidly identifying and automating as many processes as possible using combined technologies
Hyperautomation combines RPA, AI, machine learning, and process discovery tools to extend automation across the broadest possible range of business processes.
A process team is about to implement a change that will reduce headcount in one department. The BEST stakeholder communication approach is to:
Answer: Brief affected managers privately first, then communicate to impacted employees
Briefing managers first ensures they can support their teams and prevents the shock of employees learning from unofficial channels.
Which lean waste category best describes unnecessary movement of people within a work area that does not add value to the product or service?
Answer: Motion
Motion waste refers to unnecessary physical movement of people (reaching, walking, bending), while transportation waste refers to the movement of materials.
In process risk management, what is a 'contingency plan'?
Answer: A pre-defined response plan activated when a specific risk event occurs
A contingency plan is a pre-defined set of actions to be executed when a specific risk event materializes, ensuring a rapid, organized, and effective response.
Process mining differs from traditional process mapping because process mining:
Answer: Automatically discovers actual process flows from event log data in IT systems
Process mining uses event logs from information systems to reconstruct how processes actually execute, revealing deviations from the intended model.
In the context of CPP, 'stakeholder salience' is determined by the combination of which three attributes?
Answer: Power, legitimacy, and urgency
Mitchell, Agle, and Wood's salience model identifies power, legitimacy, and urgency as the three defining attributes of stakeholder salience.
Which organizational development intervention focuses on improving relationships and communication between two or more work groups?
Answer: Intergroup development
Intergroup development targets the attitudes, perceptions, and interactions between different departments or teams to reduce conflict and improve collaboration.
A team implementing a 5S program completes sorting, setting in order, shining, and standardizing. What is the fifth and final step?
Answer: Sustaining
The fifth S, 'Sustain' (Shitsuke), focuses on maintaining and embedding the 5S practices through discipline, training, and regular audits.
An organization wants to embed a culture of continuous improvement. Which OD strategy is MOST aligned with this goal?
Answer: Institutionalizing learning loops and feedback mechanisms
Continuous improvement requires ongoing feedback loops, learning systems, and review cycles embedded into daily operations rather than episodic events.
Which Lean concept describes the ideal state where product flows continuously through the value stream without interruption or batch waiting?
Answer: One-piece flow
One-piece flow (continuous flow) means processing one unit at a time through each step, eliminating batch-and-queue waiting that increases lead time.