Question 1

Which of the following phenomena would be most likely to occur if the project team did NOT have clear and commonly understood project goals?

Accepted Answer

A) The motivation level of team members would increase. 
B) Conflict among team members would increase. 
C) The level of trust among team members would increase. 
D) The interdependency among team members would increase. 
A) The motivation level of team members would increase. 
B) Conflict among team members would increase. 
C) The level of trust among team members would increase. 
D) The interdependency among team members would increase.

Question 2

Virtual teams are often slowed down by difficulty with:

Accepted Answer

A) Superordinate goals. 
B) Task reliance. 
C) Punctuated equilibrium. 
D) Communication. 
A) Superordinate goals. 
B) Task reliance. 
C) Punctuated equilibrium. 
D) Communication.

Question 3

Andy Ambiguous concluded the project meeting and the puzzled team compared notes as they walked down the hall from the meeting room.Each team member had a different spin on what their assignment was before the next meeting and this was sure to create some problems,thanks to the:

Accepted Answer

A) Prejudice. 
B) Faulty attribution. 
C) Personal grudges. 
D) Faulty communication. 
A) Prejudice. 
B) Faulty attribution. 
C) Personal grudges. 
D) Faulty communication.

Question 4

The number one predictor of project success is:

Accepted Answer

A) The absence of conflict among project team members. 
B) Documentation that clearly articulates the consequences of failing to achieve the objectives. 
C) A mission that is understood and accepted by all team members. 
D) A well-prepared fallback position in case the project cannot be executed as imagined. 
A) The absence of conflict among project team members. 
B) Documentation that clearly articulates the consequences of failing to achieve the objectives. 
C) A mission that is understood and accepted by all team members. 
D) A well-prepared fallback position in case the project cannot be executed as imagined.

Question 5

Project team productivity is at its peak during the norming phase of group development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When negotiating,it is important to:

Accepted Answer

A) Focus on interests,not positions. 
B) Focus on positions,not interests. 
C) Focus on positions and interests. 
D) Focus on neither interests nor positions. 
A) Focus on interests,not positions. 
B) Focus on positions,not interests. 
C) Focus on positions and interests. 
D) Focus on neither interests nor positions.

Question 7

A splendid way to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual teams is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Have them meet face-to-face occasionally. 
B) Restrict team members to audio communication only. 
C) Mandate audio and video in all electronic communication. 
D) Use e-mail most of the time since the printed word is rarely misinterpreted. 
A) Have them meet face-to-face occasionally. 
B) Restrict team members to audio communication only. 
C) Mandate audio and video in all electronic communication. 
D) Use e-mail most of the time since the printed word is rarely misinterpreted.

Question 8

What are the primary ways of resolving conflict? Which is most effective?

Accepted Answer

Project managers must learn to develop f

Question 9

What are the steps in assembling a project team? Which is most critical? Why?

Accepted Answer

The first step in building a project tea

Question 10

The two main challenges that virtual project teams face are building trust and establishing the best modes of communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Some of the team members took great delight in stirring the pot at team meetings.They knew just how to get each team member agitated and then sat back and enjoyed the show.These troublemakers defended their actions by claiming that they took the:

Accepted Answer

A) Traditional view of conflict. 
B) Behavioral view of conflict. 
C) High reliability view of conflict. 
D) Interactionist view of conflict. 
A) Traditional view of conflict. 
B) Behavioral view of conflict. 
C) High reliability view of conflict. 
D) Interactionist view of conflict.

Question 12

What are psychosocial outcomes as contained in the cross-functional cooperation model?

Accepted Answer

A) The emotional and psychological effects that strong performance will have on the project team 
B) The psychopathic behaviors exhibited by members of the project team in a social setting 
C) The psychomotor skills needed to complete many of the tasks by members of the project team 
D) The psychological profile of introversion/extroversion and intuitive/sensing that determine how team members interact with each other 
A) The emotional and psychological effects that strong performance will have on the project team 
B) The psychopathic behaviors exhibited by members of the project team in a social setting 
C) The psychomotor skills needed to complete many of the tasks by members of the project team 
D) The psychological profile of introversion/extroversion and intuitive/sensing that determine how team members interact with each other

Question 13

All of the members of the ladies' circle were horrified when each of them arrived at the parish hall with 20 gallons of potato salad.It was all quite delicious but wasn't the well-balanced spread they customarily set out.The potato salad disaster of '89 was passed from generation to generation along with a stern warning to:

Accepted Answer

A) Make sure that every team member is motivated. 
B) Make sure that project goals are clear. 
C) Make sure that project team roles are clear. 
D) Make sure that turnover is low. 
A) Make sure that every team member is motivated. 
B) Make sure that project goals are clear. 
C) Make sure that project team roles are clear. 
D) Make sure that turnover is low.

Question 14

The semester project was due at 8:00 a.m.the next day and as the sun rose swiftly in the east,the team of four graduating seniors held their collective breath.If their database project worked (and why wouldn't it,they had begun early yesterday afternoon)they would complete their quest and graduate in a week with their shiny diplomas in MIS.Their drive to finish the project with A quality work was clear testament to their:

Accepted Answer

A) Results orientation. 
B) Trust. 
C) Cohesiveness. 
D) Enthusiasm. 
A) Results orientation. 
B) Trust. 
C) Cohesiveness. 
D) Enthusiasm.

Question 15

What are three consequences of poorly designed or unclear goals?

Accepted Answer

The most common problem with poorly deve

Question 16

Sketch the two-stage model of cross-functional cooperation and describe all of the elements.

Accepted Answer

The two-stage cross-functional cooperati

Question 17

Regular meetings and ad hoc get-togethers prevent a virtual team member from:

Accepted Answer

A) Accomplishing too much. 
B) Disappearing. 
C) Forgetting deadlines. 
D) Missing meetings. 
A) Accomplishing too much. 
B) Disappearing. 
C) Forgetting deadlines. 
D) Missing meetings.

Question 18

One of the BEST methods for ensuring that a negotiation proceeds along substantive lines is to frame the discussion around:

Accepted Answer

A) Subjective criteria. 
B) Broadening options. 
C) Negative brainstorming. 
D) Objective criteria. 
A) Subjective criteria. 
B) Broadening options. 
C) Negative brainstorming. 
D) Objective criteria.

Question 19

The department chair had allotted plenty of time for all department (and project)members to prepare sections of their five-year program review.Administration demanded no less than 50 pages be devoted to a thorough and thoughtful review of activities and goals.What happened to the report was anybody's guess;no one had actually seen one or ever heard back from administration once they had submitted it.Most of the project team members thought the report was immediately sent to the steam tunnels running underneath the campus or perhaps it would sit collecting dust as part of a make-work program to justify an assistant VP's job.No wonder that team meetings were poorly attended and that all the sections of the report were filled with trite phrases and wide margins.This team suffers from:

Accepted Answer

A) Tenure. 
B) Poorly developed goals. 
C) Poorly defined team interdependencies. 
D) Lack of motivation. 
A) Tenure. 
B) Poorly developed goals. 
C) Poorly defined team interdependencies. 
D) Lack of motivation.

Question 20

"Our work here is done," the project leader shouted as he surveyed the scene."Go home and reflect on what you've accomplished and I'll see you at the world premiere,once we're all immortalized in a feature length movie." This project team is in the:

Accepted Answer

A) Forming stage of group development. 
B) Norming stage of group development. 
C) Performing stage of group development. 
D) Adjourning stage of group development. 
A) Forming stage of group development. 
B) Norming stage of group development. 
C) Performing stage of group development. 
D) Adjourning stage of group development.

Which of the following phenomena would be most likely to occur if the project team did NOT have clear and commonly understood project goals?

Virtual teams are often slowed down by difficulty with:

Andy Ambiguous concluded the project meeting and the puzzled team compared notes as they walked down the hall from the meeting room.Each team member had a different spin on what their assignment was before the next meeting and this was sure to create some problems,thanks to the:

The number one predictor of project success is:

Project team productivity is at its peak during the norming phase of group development.

When negotiating,it is important to:

A splendid way to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual teams is to:

What are the primary ways of resolving conflict? Which is most effective?

What are the steps in assembling a project team? Which is most critical? Why?

The two main challenges that virtual project teams face are building trust and establishing the best modes of communication.

Some of the team members took great delight in stirring the pot at team meetings.They knew just how to get each team member agitated and then sat back and enjoyed the show.These troublemakers defended their actions by claiming that they took the:

What are psychosocial outcomes as contained in the cross-functional cooperation model?

What are three consequences of poorly designed or unclear goals?

Sketch the two-stage model of cross-functional cooperation and describe all of the elements.

Regular meetings and ad hoc get-togethers prevent a virtual team member from:

One of the BEST methods for ensuring that a negotiation proceeds along substantive lines is to frame the discussion around:

"Our work here is done," the project leader shouted as he surveyed the scene."Go home and reflect on what you've accomplished and I'll see you at the world premiere,once we're all immortalized in a feature length movie." This project team is in the:

Introduction: Why Project Management

The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture

Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Leadership and the Project Manager

Scope Management

Risk Management

Cost Estimation and Budgeting

Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical Path

Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks

Advanced Topics in Planning and Scheduling: Agile and Critical Chain

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Project Closeout and Termination

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Exam 6: Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation

Which of the following phenomena would be most likely to occur if the project team did NOT have clear and commonly understood project goals?

Virtual teams are often slowed down by difficulty with:

Andy Ambiguous concluded the project meeting and the puzzled team compared notes as they walked down the hall from the meeting room.Each team member had a different spin on what their assignment was before the next meeting and this was sure to create some problems,thanks to the:

The number one predictor of project success is:

Project team productivity is at its peak during the norming phase of group development.

When negotiating,it is important to:

A splendid way to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual teams is to:

What are the primary ways of resolving conflict? Which is most effective?

What are the steps in assembling a project team? Which is most critical? Why?

The two main challenges that virtual project teams face are building trust and establishing the best modes of communication.

Some of the team members took great delight in stirring the pot at team meetings.They knew just how to get each team member agitated and then sat back and enjoyed the show.These troublemakers defended their actions by claiming that they took the:

What are psychosocial outcomes as contained in the cross-functional cooperation model?

What are three consequences of poorly designed or unclear goals?

Sketch the two-stage model of cross-functional cooperation and describe all of the elements.

Regular meetings and ad hoc get-togethers prevent a virtual team member from:

One of the BEST methods for ensuring that a negotiation proceeds along substantive lines is to frame the discussion around:

"Our work here is done," the project leader shouted as he surveyed the scene."Go home and reflect on what you've accomplished and I'll see you at the world premiere,once we're all immortalized in a feature length movie." This project team is in the:

Introduction: Why Project Management

The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture

Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Leadership and the Project Manager

Scope Management

Risk Management

Cost Estimation and Budgeting

Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical Path

Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks

Advanced Topics in Planning and Scheduling: Agile and Critical Chain

Resource Management

Project Evaluation and Control

Project Closeout and Termination

Filters