Exam 11: Managing Project Teams

Identify and briefly describe the five strategies to manage dysfunctional conflict.

Project managers play a key role in developing high-performance teams.One example of this is recruiting team members.Identify and describe four other ways project managers can impact the development of high-performing teams.

Lump-sum cash bonuses are the most effective group reward for project teams.

Project managers should manage ___________ conflict.

Tom is managing a project team responsible for building a new office building that started this week.He notices that team members are trying out different behaviors to see what is acceptable to the project and personal relations.Which stage of development is the team in?

Going native is the ability that some project teams have to bypass the normal policies and procedures that everyone in the organization is supposed to follow.

A general guideline for running effective meetings includes starting the meeting on time regardless of whether everyone is present.

The main source of conflict in the delivering stage of the project life cycle is __________.

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.

Which of the following would be an appropriate situation to require facilitating group decision making?

Symptoms of groupthink include

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

Researchers have found that high-performance teams have norms for team interaction.Which of the following is NOT one of those norms?

What is the difference between functional conflict and dysfunctional conflict on a project? Provide real examples of each.

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

Sam is the coach of a high school soccer team and has noticed that some close relationships have formed as well as feelings of camaraderie and shared responsibilities for the team's success.Which stage of development is the team in?

The essential qualities of an effective vision include all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and briefly describe each stage in the five-stage team development model.

An image a project team holds in common about how the project will look upon completion,how they will work together,and/or how customers will accept the project is known as a __________.It is a less tangible aspect of project performance.

The biggest challenge to managing a virtual project team is