Question 1

If a functional manager will NOT release the resources you need as project manager,your best course of action is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Complete the project as best you can and inform management and the client that you predicted this outcome. 
B)  Use social media to voice your concerns. 
C)  Notify top management of the consequences. 
D)  Update your resume. 
A)  Complete the project as best you can and inform management and the client that you predicted this outcome. 
B)  Use social media to voice your concerns. 
C)  Notify top management of the consequences. 
D)  Update your resume.

Question 2

Your first project team meeting got off to a bad start when the functional manager for your team's physician refused to allow her to attend the meeting.This:

Accepted Answer

A)  Goal-oriented conflict threatened the project's success. 
B)  Administrative conflict posed a serious threat to the project's success. 
C)  Interpersonal conflict was devastating to the project's chance for success. 
D)  Interactionist conflict meant there would be no project completion party in your future. 
A)  Goal-oriented conflict threatened the project's success. 
B)  Administrative conflict posed a serious threat to the project's success. 
C)  Interpersonal conflict was devastating to the project's chance for success. 
D)  Interactionist conflict meant there would be no project completion party in your future.

Question 3

Explain Gersick's model of punctuated equilibrium.

Accepted Answer

Punctuated equilibrium proposes that rat

Question 4

Conflict begins as team members begin to resist authority and demonstrate hidden agendas and prejudices in the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The first step in assembling a project team is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Talk to potential team members. 
B)  Identify the required skills. 
C)  Negotiate with the functional supervisor. 
D)  Notify top management. 
A)  Talk to potential team members. 
B)  Identify the required skills. 
C)  Negotiate with the functional supervisor. 
D)  Notify top management.

Question 6

The Liberal Arts faculty failed to see the reason that every professor on campus would not make exactly the same amount of money,arguing that every person is of equal value.The business faculty relied on the laws of supply and demand and market forces to guide their wages and couldn't fathom why their counterparts could be such dunderheads.The source of conflict between these two groups is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Differentiation. 
B)  Uncertainty. 
C)  Reward systems. 
D)  Structural. 
A)  Differentiation. 
B)  Uncertainty. 
C)  Reward systems. 
D)  Structural.

Question 7

Trust based on a person's competence would be summarized by this team member's affectionate statement towards another team member:

Accepted Answer

A)  "I trust you to honor your commitments." 
B)  "Does it feel right to allow you to make this decision?" 
C)  "I trust you to be able to accomplish this task." 
D)  "I trust you to do the right thing." 
A)  "I trust you to honor your commitments." 
B)  "Does it feel right to allow you to make this decision?" 
C)  "I trust you to be able to accomplish this task." 
D)  "I trust you to do the right thing."

Question 8

You have undoubtedly been in many student project groups,teams,or perhaps project groups at work.Write a brief description of a memorable group you have been a member of and describe your favorite phase in the group development process.What specific behaviors and incidents identify the phase in question?

Accepted Answer

The stages in group development are form

Question 9

Team members get to know each other in the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The punctuated equilibrium model of team development says that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cataclysmic events promote growth after long periods of no change. 
B)  Change occurs as the team leader insists upon it. 
C)  There can be no equilibrium until suffering has occurred. 
D)  If team members are punctual, the project can achieve equilibrium. 
A)  Cataclysmic events promote growth after long periods of no change. 
B)  Change occurs as the team leader insists upon it. 
C)  There can be no equilibrium until suffering has occurred. 
D)  If team members are punctual, the project can achieve equilibrium.

Question 11

Which of these terms is most likely associated with task outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Satisfying endeavor 
B)  Worthwhile experience 
C)  Project schedule 
D)  Productive use of time 
A)  Satisfying endeavor 
B)  Worthwhile experience 
C)  Project schedule 
D)  Productive use of time

Question 12

What are three practical steps that project managers can take so that teamwork can emerge?

Accepted Answer

Based on previous research,there are thr

Question 13

A manager engaged in conflict mediation may choose to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Evade. 
B)  Defuse. 
C)  Excuse. 
D)  Peruse. 
A)  Evade. 
B)  Defuse. 
C)  Excuse. 
D)  Peruse.

Question 14

What are the stages in group development and what project management behaviors are exhibited in each stage?

Accepted Answer

The stages in group development are form

Question 15

Once a negotiation process begins,during its earliest phase we should include the other party in a problem-solving session to identify alternative outcomes.This technique is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Broadening options. 
B)  Identifying shared interests. 
C)  Inclusive brainstorming. 
D)  Objective criteria. 
A)  Broadening options. 
B)  Identifying shared interests. 
C)  Inclusive brainstorming. 
D)  Objective criteria.

Question 16

Virtual teams are often slowed down by difficulty establishing:

Accepted Answer

A)  Superordinate goals. 
B)  Task outcomes. 
C)  Trust. 
D)  Psychosocial outcomes. 
A)  Superordinate goals. 
B)  Task outcomes. 
C)  Trust. 
D)  Psychosocial outcomes.

Question 17

What are the main elements of principled negotiation?

Accepted Answer

Principled negotiation is the art of get

Question 18

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 19

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 20

What are virtual teams and what are two potential problems with using them? How can these problems be avoided?

Accepted Answer

Virtual teams involve the use of electro

If a functional manager will NOT release the resources you need as project manager,your best course of action is to:

Your first project team meeting got off to a bad start when the functional manager for your team's physician refused to allow her to attend the meeting.This:

Explain Gersick's model of punctuated equilibrium.

Conflict begins as team members begin to resist authority and demonstrate hidden agendas and prejudices in the:

The first step in assembling a project team is to:

Trust based on a person's competence would be summarized by this team member's affectionate statement towards another team member:

Team members get to know each other in the:

The punctuated equilibrium model of team development says that:

Which of these terms is most likely associated with task outcomes?

What are three practical steps that project managers can take so that teamwork can emerge?

A manager engaged in conflict mediation may choose to:

What are the stages in group development and what project management behaviors are exhibited in each stage?

Once a negotiation process begins,during its earliest phase we should include the other party in a problem-solving session to identify alternative outcomes.This technique is called:

Virtual teams are often slowed down by difficulty establishing:

What are the main elements of principled negotiation?

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

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

What are virtual teams and what are two potential problems with using them? How can these problems be avoided?

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

If a functional manager will NOT release the resources you need as project manager,your best course of action is to:

Your first project team meeting got off to a bad start when the functional manager for your team's physician refused to allow her to attend the meeting.This:

Explain Gersick's model of punctuated equilibrium.

Conflict begins as team members begin to resist authority and demonstrate hidden agendas and prejudices in the:

The first step in assembling a project team is to:

Trust based on a person's competence would be summarized by this team member's affectionate statement towards another team member:

Team members get to know each other in the:

The punctuated equilibrium model of team development says that:

Which of these terms is most likely associated with task outcomes?

What are three practical steps that project managers can take so that teamwork can emerge?

A manager engaged in conflict mediation may choose to:

What are the stages in group development and what project management behaviors are exhibited in each stage?

Once a negotiation process begins,during its earliest phase we should include the other party in a problem-solving session to identify alternative outcomes.This technique is called:

Virtual teams are often slowed down by difficulty establishing:

What are the main elements of principled negotiation?

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

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

What are virtual teams and what are two potential problems with using them? How can these problems be avoided?

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