AI for Org Design Scenario Planning

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1. Which of the following is a capability of AI in organizational design?

   1. Deciding which employees should be laid off
   2. Predicting how the organization will culturally react to changes
   3. Generating multiple reorg scenarios with explicit tradeoffs
   4. Determining which employees can grow into new roles

2. In the context of organizational design, what does 'span of control' refer to?

   1. The total salary budget for a department
   2. The geographical distance between office locations
   3. The number of direct reports a manager oversees
   4. The length of time an employee has been with the company

3. What is a key limitation of using AI to design organizational structures?

   1. AI cannot work with organizations larger than 50 people
   2. AI cannot calculate financial budgets accurately
   3. AI cannot create visual diagrams of org charts
   4. AI cannot account for individual employees' career aspirations and growth potential

4. Why is it important to supplement AI-generated org charts with one-on-one conversations?

   1. Because AI-generated charts are legally required to be reviewed by employees
   2. Because AI requires verbal confirmation before implementing changes
   3. Because AI cannot capture individual human factors that affect reorganization success
   4. Because AI cannot format charts correctly for executive presentations

5. When an AI tool suggests three reorganization scenarios, what specific value does this provide?

   1. It automatically implements the best option without human intervention
   2. It eliminates the need for any human input in the decision-making process
   3. It allows decision-makers to compare tradeoffs across different structural options
   4. It guarantees that one of the scenarios will solve all organizational problems

6. What risk exists when organizational charts are designed without considering individual humans?

   1. Faster onboarding of new employees
   2. Reduced compliance with financial regulations
   3. Higher employee attrition due to poor role-person fit
   4. Increased cybersecurity vulnerabilities

7. Which question can AI reliably answer about an organization's structure?

   1. Which employee is most likely to leave next quarter?
   2. What would the reporting lines look like with 32 employees?
   3. Who should be promoted based on company politics?
   4. What is the optimal personality type for each role?

8. What does the lesson identify as a capability of AI in org design?

   1. Evaluating employee performance for performance reviews
   2. Surfacing roles likely to be over-loaded or under-loaded
   3. Making final decisions on employee terminations
   4. Determining which candidates to hire for open positions

9. An organization of 32 people is planning a Q4 reorganization. What should guide the final decision after reviewing AI-generated scenarios?

   1. Conversations with individual employees about their roles and aspirations
   2. The scenario that reduces costs the most
   3. The scenario that most closely matches the industry standard
   4. The scenario that creates the flattest hierarchy

10. Why might two of the three AI-generated reorg scenarios be equally valid despite having different structures?

    1. Because the law requires at least two viable options to be presented
    2. Because different structures involve different tradeoffs, and the 'best' choice depends on organizational priorities
    3. Because AI always generates scenarios that are equally practical to implement
    4. Because org design has no real tradeoffs—only one optimal solution exists

11. What type of analysis can AI perform when given organizational head count data?

    1. Sketch reporting structures and compare spans of control across scenarios
    2. Calculate individual employee job satisfaction scores
    3. Determine which teams have the strongest personal relationships
    4. Predict which departments will have the highest turnover next year

12. What is the primary reason org redesigns traditionally happen in private documents?

    1. To allow comparison between different approaches without premature commitment
    2. To hide information from employees until decisions are final
    3. To prevent competitors from stealing ideas
    4. To comply with legal requirements about confidentiality

13. When AI identifies a role as 'over-loaded' in a scenario, what does this typically mean?

    1. The role would require skills that no human possesses
    2. The role would have too many direct reports for one person to manage effectively
    3. The role would be paid above market rate
    4. The role would be located in an inconvenient geographic area

14. Which of the following is NOT a capability of AI in organizational design, according to the concepts covered?

    1. Surfacing roles likely to be over- or under-loaded
    2. Predicting cultural reactions to organizational changes
    3. Sketching reporting structures from head count
    4. Comparing span-of-control across scenarios

15. What makes the 'spans of control' metric useful when comparing reorg scenarios?

    1. It determines which employees are most intelligent
    2. It calculates the total square footage needed for office space
    3. It reveals how management workload would be distributed across different structures
    4. It shows exactly how much each employee should be paid