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PG360 - Test Your Understanding of Policy Governance® Principles

This PG360 quiz was originally developed by the International Policy Governance Association (IPGA)1, and Policy Governance® is a registered service mark of John Carver (www.carvergovernance.com).

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1.Policy Governance® is:
2.Policy Governance® requires that boards:
3.Which of the following statements is correct?
4.In Policy Governance®, the source of the board’s authority and accountability is the owners. “Owners” refers to:
5.Board members must represent the informed wishes of:
6.Clarifying who the organization’s owners are is crucial because:
7.The board’s position can be best described as:
8.Board decisions comprise direction to:
9.Individual board members have:
10.The "one voice principle" refers to:
11.The board’s Ends define:
12.The type of cost the board is not concerned about in Ends is:
13.Ends:
14.The broadest Ends statement or global Ends policy defines the area of achievement for an organization. The broadest Ends statement:
15.The board:
16.To be consistent with Policy Governance® principles, which of the following cannot be part of the board or board process:
17.Policy Governance® principles related to board means specify:
18.Board means policies:
19.Executive Limitations should address:
20.Executive Limitations are stated proscriptively because:
21.Executive Limitations policies should be created:
22.What does the concept of policy sizes mean?
23.Subsequent, more narrowly defined Ends statements:
24.Does using Policy Governance require® delegation through a CEO or equivalent single organizational leader?
25.The problem with holding more than one person accountable for policy compliance is:
26.A true CEO role requires:
27.Which of the following statements about CEO interpretation of Ends and Limitations policies is true:
28.The right to make any reasonable interpretation is the CEO’s, but the board has the final decision on whether it is reasonable. How does the board do this?
29.In order to allow the board to monitor achievement of Ends adequately:
30.Which of the following statements about monitoring is true?
31.A good monitoring report, consistent with delegation to management within board policy controls, should not include:
32.For which of the following methods of monitoring is the CEO expected to provide written evidence of policy compliance?
33.If the board chooses to do an annual CEO performance appraisal, it should:
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35.Bonus question (not part of the PG360!): What is the name of the black and white dog? Hint: The answer is contained within the video, Policy Governance 101: 10 Principles for Effective Boards.
1The PG360 questions and answers were developed by Jannice Moore, Caroline Oliver, and Linda Stier, with assistance from then-IPGA CEO, Susan Mogensen. In 2018, the International Policy Governance Association changed its name to Govern for Impact. Brown Dog Consulting is not currently affiliated with Govern for Impact.
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