Exam 11: Managing Project Teams

When project managers impose a solution to dysfunctional conflict after listening to each party, they are __________ the conflict.

A product innovation manager for a manufacturing company has recently noticed some disturbing behavior among team members. Recently the team has exhibited a high degree of conflict over who will control the group and how decisions will be made. Which stage of development is the team in?

During which stage of team development is high performance not a top priority and attention is devoted to wrapping up the project?

Members who are geographically situated so that they may never be able to meet face-to-face would be a characteristic of a ________ project team.

High performing teams typically and often meet many of the characteristics outlined in the text.

The performing stage of team development is characterized by the development of close relationships and group cohesiveness.

When recruiting project team members, which of the following factors is NOT something a project manager might consider?

One important factor that a project manager must acknowledge when recruiting project members is the management structure being used to complete the project.

The use of meetings outside of accepted work hours to get a project back on schedule is an example of ______ reinforcement to motivate project performance.

During which stage of team development do members accept that they are part of a project group but resist the constraints that the project and the group put on their individuality?

The biggest challenge to managing a virtual project team is

________ occurs when the whole is less than the sum of its parts.

________ rewards typically should be used only when everyone on the team recognizes that a member is deserving of special recognition.

Over the course of a project, the sources of conflict often change.

During which stage of team development is the team fully functional and accomplishing project goals?

Challenges to managing geographically distributed teams are

Experienced project managers understand the value of having team members ________ the project as opposed to appointing team members.

When project teams get accustomed to not having to go through normal approvals to get things done, this is called

Because most project work is a collaborative effort, most project managers advocate the use of _______ rewards.

Team members can be upset and dissatisfied with conflict, but as long as the disagreement furthers the objectives of the project, then the conflict is functional.