Exam 2: The Manager, the Organization, and the Team

Matrix,pure project,and functional project organizations may exist in the same company.

A pure project organization is usually too expensive for the management of small projects.

Which of the following is NOT true concerning the difference between the project manager (PM)and the traditional manager TM)?

Intrateam conflicts are minimal in a matrix organization.

The skill of persuasion has the following parts

Functionally organized projects are NOT seen as a high priority by functional managers.

Project "war rooms" discourage team cooperation,morale and communications.

The individual with responsibility for performing a task is more likely to overestimate the time required to complete the task than his/her immediate supervisor.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective project team members?

It is common practice to select the project manager prior to the project being selected.

When it comes to assigning individuals to work on projects,functional managers and project managers are often in conflict.

Conflict occurs mainly at the beginning of the project.

How many different types of project organizations are there?

In order for a PM to be "believeable" the PM must have technical and administrative credibility.

The functional manager has expertise in the function he or she manages,but the project manager rarely has expertise in many of the project's technical areas.

It is more important for project team members to focus on their specific project activities than on the project's overall results.

Functional project organizations have higher personnel costs than pure project organizations.

If the performance of all subsystems is optimized,it follows that the overall system is optimum.

Cross divisional project communication is enhanced when a project is organized in a functional project organization.

Project team members are often faced with conflicting orders in a matrix organization.