Question 1

Pettersen's study of project managers found that most do not have the capacity to exercise power that derives from formal positional authority and therefore they must develop:

Accepted Answer

A)   Project champions.
B)   Cadres of trained professionals.
C)   Effective influencing skills.
D)   Efficient communications networks. C

Question 2

Which of these duties is more reflective of a leader's tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)   Efficiency of operations
B)   Delegation and maintaining
C)   Motivation and inspiration
D)   Marshalling resources C

Question 3

Which of the following is a traditional duty of a project champion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cheerleader
B)   Visionary
C)   Politician
D)   Technical understanding D

Question 4

What is emotional intelligence and why is it important for a project leader to possess?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

A project manager must be able to shift temporal orientation from past,to present,to future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of these behaviors is BEST for managing an intercultural project team?

Accepted Answer

A)   Learn alternative means of exchanging information.
B)   Classify members of the project team in accordance with popular stereotypes.
C)   Foster an atmosphere of inclusivity by ignoring cultural differences.
D)   Enter the situation with no knowledge of the local culture and customs to avoid any appearance of bias.

Question 7

The group maintenance behavior of gatekeeping helps to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Increase and equalize participation.
B)   Reduce tension and hostility.
C)   Regulate behavior.
D)   Increase comprehension.

Question 8

Much research has been published regarding the important characteristics of effective leaders.What are five traits that surveys have found to be important and which of your five is most important?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Which of these behaviors is BEST for managing an intercultural project team?

Accepted Answer

A)   Standardize communications based on the preference of the project manager.
B)   Classify members of the project team in accordance with popular stereotypes.
C)   Minimalize cultural differences.
D)   Achieve a detailed understanding of a culture's history.

Question 10

Which of the following is a non-traditional role of a project champion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cheerleader
B)   Leadership
C)   Administrative
D)   Control

Question 11

The project management pearl of wisdom that declares,"If they know nothing of what you are doing,they assume you are doing nothing," means that:

Accepted Answer

A)   Stakeholders must be communicated with on a continual basis throughout the project's development.
B)   The duration of most projects is sufficiently long as to contain many days when no actual progress is being made.
C)   The more complex a project is, the more likely that the client who will ultimately receive the project has no idea how it is being executed.
D)   A project manager that holds lengthy progress meetings with his team will generally complete projects more successfully.

Question 12

An entrepreneur type of project champion is the source of the idea and also the main sponsor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The task-oriented behavior of summarizing accomplishes which specific outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)   Check on understanding and assess progress.
B)   Guide and sequence discussion.
C)   Check on agreement.
D)   Increase comprehension.

Question 14

A champion that is an engineer,scientist,or similar person who is the driving force behind an idea is termed a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)   Creative originator.
B)   Entrepreneur.
C)   Godfather.
D)   Sponsor.

Question 15

One reason projects are initially underfunded is because their requirements are sometimes deliberately understated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

For the project manager,leadership is:

Accepted Answer

A)   The process by which she influences the project team.
B)   The process of assembling a group of individuals.
C)   The process of building skills among all team members.
D)   The process of maintaining control of the budget.

Question 17

Among the essential abilities for effective project managers identified by a survey of 58 firms on their project management practices and skills was:

Accepted Answer

A)   Obfuscation.
B)   Humor.
C)   Speed.
D)   Experience.

Question 18

A good starting point for matching employees to project work would be:

Accepted Answer

A)   Finding out who has the most spare time.
B)   Conducting basic personality assessment.
C)   Making sure that every department in the organization has at least one representative on the project team.
D)   Observing what clusters of employees develop during informal situations.

Question 19

Tim slapped together his first web page and proudly showed it to all his colleagues,pointing out what he thought were obvious and overwhelming advantages in simplicity and portability.His championing of web pages that he had read about in a trade journal ultimately shamed everyone else into adopting a web-based approach for all communication and cemented his status as a true:

Accepted Answer

A)   Creative originator.
B)   Entrepreneur.
C)   Godfather.
D)   Project manager.

Question 20

Leadership may be part of a manager's job but other managerial roles are not necessarily part of a leader's job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Leadership and the Project Manager

Pettersen's study of project managers found that most do not have the capacity to exercise power that derives from formal positional authority and therefore they must develop:

Which of these duties is more reflective of a leader's tasks?

Which of the following is a traditional duty of a project champion?

What is emotional intelligence and why is it important for a project leader to possess?

A project manager must be able to shift temporal orientation from past,to present,to future.

Which of these behaviors is BEST for managing an intercultural project team?

The group maintenance behavior of gatekeeping helps to:

Much research has been published regarding the important characteristics of effective leaders.What are five traits that surveys have found to be important and which of your five is most important?

Which of these behaviors is BEST for managing an intercultural project team?

Which of the following is a non-traditional role of a project champion?

The project management pearl of wisdom that declares,"If they know nothing of what you are doing,they assume you are doing nothing," means that:

An entrepreneur type of project champion is the source of the idea and also the main sponsor.

The task-oriented behavior of summarizing accomplishes which specific outcome?

A champion that is an engineer,scientist,or similar person who is the driving force behind an idea is termed a(n) :

One reason projects are initially underfunded is because their requirements are sometimes deliberately understated.

For the project manager,leadership is:

Among the essential abilities for effective project managers identified by a survey of 58 firms on their project management practices and skills was:

A good starting point for matching employees to project work would be:

Leadership may be part of a manager's job but other managerial roles are not necessarily part of a leader's job.