Strayer University CIS 517 Review Quiz 8 Developing the Project Team

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Review - Quiz: 8. Developing the Project Team, 1 of 31 1. You are the project manager for Heartthrobs by the Numbers Dating Services. You're working on an updated Internet site that will display pict... ures as well as short bios of prospective heartbreakers. You've just completed your project staff assignments and published the project team directory. Which process are you in? Acquire Project Team Explanation: Answer option D is correct. Project staff assignments are an output of the Acquire Project Team process, and it includes a team directory. For more information, please see Chapter 8. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Acquiring the Project Team 2. In which of the following process groups does the acquire project team process fall? Executing Answer option C is correct. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Acquiring the Project Team 3. Which part of the project management plan will define when specific union members will be unavailable to work on the project? Resource calendar Answer option A is correct. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Acquiring the Project Team 4. People are motivated by the need for achievement, power, or affiliation according to which theory? Achievement Theory Explanation: Answer option B is correct. Achievement Theory conjectures that people are motivated by the need for achievement, power, or affiliation. For more information, please see Chapter 8. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Developing the Project Team 5. You are a project manager who has recently held a project team kickoff meeting where all the team members were formally introduced to each other. Some of the team members know each other from other projects and have been working with you This study source was downlofaoderdtbhye10p0a00s0t8t2h10r7e4e16w3 feroemkCs.ouWrsehHiecroh.coomfotnh0e3-f2o9-l2l0o2w1 1i3n:4g5:4s6taGtMemT -e05n:0ts0 is not true? Team building occurs throughout the life of the project and can establish clear expectations and behaviors for project team members, leading to increased productivity. Explanation: Answer option D is correct. Team building does occur throughout the life of the project, but ground rules are what establish clear expectations and behaviors for project team members. For more information, please see Chapter 8. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Developing the Project Team 6. Employee's pay, insurance, vacation days, and satisfaction in their job, has been identified as in Hertzberg's Theory. Hygiene agent Answer option B is correct. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Developing the Project Team 7. Which of the following states that people's behavior is a reflection of what they believe their expectation will bring them? Expectancy theory Answer option A is correct. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Developing the Project Team 8. Once the ground rules have been established, who is responsible for enforcing them? Project team Answer option A is correct. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Developing the Project Team 9. When the project team is in arguments and competition for who'll lead different portions of the project it is called . Storming Answer option A is correct. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Developing the Project Team 10. During your project meeting, a problem was discussed, and a resolution to the This study source was downlopadreodbblye1m000w00a82s1r0e74a1c6h3 efrdom. DCouurrsienHgerot.hcoemmone0e3t-2in9-g20,2t1h1e3:4p5a:4r6tiGcMipTa-n05t:s00started wondering why they thought the problem was such a big issue. Sometime after the meeting, you received an email from one of the meeting participants saying they've changed their mind about the solution reached in the meeting and need to resurface the problem. The solution reached during the initial project meeting is a result of which of the following conflict resolution techniques? Smooth Explanation: Answer option C is correct. The smoothing technique (also known as accommodate) does not usually result in a permanent solution. The problem is downplayed to make it seem less important than it is, which makes the problem tend to resurface later. For more information, please see Chapter 8. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Managing Project Teams 11. There are likely to be team loyalty issues in a matrixed environment. All of the following are true regarding this situation as it pertains to the Manage Project Team process except for which one? Two of the tools and techniques you might use to manage these relationships effectively are communications methods and conflict management. Explanation: Answer option A is correct. The tools and techniques of the Manage Project Team process are observation and conversation, project performance appraisals, conflict management, and interpersonal skills. For more information, please see Chapter 8. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Managing Project Teams 12. You are a project manager for a growing dairy farm. It offers organic dairy products regionally and is expanding its operations to the West Coast. It is in the process of purchasing and leasing dairy farms to get operations underway. You are in charge of the network operations part of this project. An important deadline that depends on the successful completion of the testing phase is approaching. You've detected some problems with your hardware in the testing phase and discover that the hardware is not compatible with other network equipment. You take corrective action and exchange the hardware for more compatible equipment. Which of the following statements is true? Corrective action is taken here to make sure the future project outcomes are aligned with the project management plan. Explanation: Answer option B is correct. Corrective action brings anticipated future project outcomes back into alignment with the project management plan. Because an important deadline that depends on a positive outcome of this test This study source was downloaded by 100000821074163 from CourseHero.com on 03-29-2021 13:45:46 GMT -05:00 is looming, the equipment is exchanged so that the project plan and project schedule are not impacted. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 13. You are a project manager for a growing dairy farm. It offers organic dairy products regionally and is expanding its operations to the West Coast. It's in the process of purchasing and leasing dairy farms to get operations under way. The subproject manager in charge of network operations has reported some hardware problems to you. You're also having other problems coordinating and integrating other elements of the project. Which of the following statements is true? You are in the Direct and Manage Project Work process. Explanation: Answer option A is correct. The most difficult aspect of the Direct and Manage Project Work process is coordinating and integrating all the project elements. The clue to this question is in the next-to-last sentence. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 14. Which of the following process groups serve as inputs to each other? Executing, Monitoring and Controlling Explanation: Answer option A is correct. The Executing process group and Monitoring and Controlling process group serve as inputs to each other. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 15. Your team members have just completed training on specialized equipment. This is one of the work results you've gathered and recorded. Which of the following outputs of the Direct and Manage Project Work process does this describe? Deliverable Explanation: Answer option B is correct. This question describes the deliverable output. Deliverables can be intangibles, such as the completion of training. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 16. You are reporting on project elements such as schedule status, deliverables completion, lessons learned, and resource utilization. Which of the following outputs of the Direct and Manage Project Work does this describe? This study soWurcoe rwkas dpoewrnflooadremd bayn10c0e00d08a2t1a074163 from CourseHero.com on 03-29-2021 13:45:46 GMT -05:00 Explanation: Answer option D is correct. Work performance data includes elements such as schedule status, the status of deliverables completion, lessons learned, and resource utilization. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 17. You are in the process of making project staff assignments. You have several candidates for a position on the project team that requires specific qualifications. All the candidates seem to meet the qualifications. You also consider prior experience, their interest in the project, cost rates, and availability of these potential candidates. Which of the following is true? You are considering the enterprise environmental factors input of the Acquire Project Team process. Explanation: Answer option C is correct. The enterprise environmental factors input of the Acquire Project Team process considers elements such as prior experience, interest in working on the project, cost rates, and availability of potential team members. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 18. During a recent team meeting, you reached a resolution to a problem that's been troubling the team for several weeks. It turned out that there was a problem with one of the manufactured parts required for the project. Once this was corrected, the remaining production run went off without a hitch. You took responsibility for searching out the facts of this problem and implemented a change request to resolve the issue. Which of the following is true regarding this question? This is a defect repair, which is performed during the Direct and Manage Project Work process Explanation: Answer option A is correct. This question describes a defect repair that was discovered and implemented. Defect repairs come about as a result of approved changes. Approved changes are implemented in the Direct and Manage Project Work process. The question implies that the change request was approved because the problem was corrected and the rest of the production run went smoothly. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 19. You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your team members are amiable with each other and are careful to make project decisions jointly. Which of the following statements is true? They are in the norming stage of team development. This study source was downloaded by 100000821074163 from CourseHero.com on 03-29-2021 13:45:46 GMT -05:00 Explanation: Answer option B is correct. Teams in the norming stage of team development exhibit affection and familiarity with one another and make joint decisions. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 20. You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your project team is researching a new service offering. They have been working together for quite some time and are in the performing stage of team development. A new member has been introduced to the team. Which of the following statements is true? The team will start all over again with the forming stage Explanation: Answer option C is correct. The introduction of a new team member will start the formation and development of the team all over again with the forming stage. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 21. You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your project team is researching a new service offering. They have been working together for quite some time and have a good understanding of the task at hand. They will not likely need any direction from you to complete this task. According to Blanchard, what type of leadership style does this describe? Delegating Explanation: Answer option D is correct. Delegating is a situational leadership style that is used when team members have performed the task before and need little to no input from the manager. The supporting style requires some input from the leader. An autocratic manager makes all the decisions with no input from the team, and the laissez-faire leader lets the team make all the decisions and has little involvement with the team. Neither the autocratic nor laissez-faire leadership style is a named style in the Blanchard Situational Leadership II Model. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 22. You've promised your team two days of paid time off plus a week's training in the latest technology of their choice if they complete their project ahead of schedule. This is an example of which of the following? Expectancy Theory Explanation: Answer option B is correct. The Expectancy Theory says that people are motivated by the expectation of good outcomes. The This study soourucetcwoams doewmnlouadsetdbbey 1r0e0a00s0o8n21a0b74le163anfrodmaCtotaurisneHaebrole.c.om on 03-29-2021 13:45:46 GMT -05:00 Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 23. Your team is split between two buildings on either side of town. As a result, the team isn't very cohesive because the members don't know each other very well. The team is still in the storming stage because of the separation issues. Which of the following should you consider? Co-location Explanation: Answer option B is correct. Co-location would bring your team members together in the same location and allow them to function more efficiently as a team. At a minimum, meeting in a common room, such as a war room, for all team meetings would bring the team closer together. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 24. Which conflict resolution technique offers project managers the best option for resolution? Collaborate/problem solve Explanation: Answer option B is correct. Collaborate/problem solve is a problem-solving technique that seeks to determine the facts and find solutions based on the facts. It involves hearing multiple viewpoints and examining several perspectives. This results in a win-win resolution for all parties. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 25. You are a fabulous project manager, and your team thinks highly of you. You are well respected by the stakeholders, management team, and project team. When you make decisions, others follow your lead as a result of which of the following? Referent power Explanation: Answer option A is correct. Referent power is power that is inferred on a leader by their subordinates as a result of the high level of respect for the leader. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 26. Theory Y managers believe which of the following? People will perform their best if they're given proper motivation and expectations. This study source was downloaded by 100000821074163 from CourseHero.com on 03-29-2021 13:45:46 GMT -05:00 Explanation: Answer option B is correct. Theory Y managers believe that people will perform their best if they're provided with the proper motivation and the right expectations. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 27. When working in a matrix environment, all of the following are true regarding the Manage Project Team process except for which one? Improving competencies, team interactions, and the team environment can help enhance project performance. Explanation: Answer option A is correct. Improving competencies, team interactions, and the team environment are characteristics of the Develop Project Team process, not the Manage Project Team process. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 28. You are preparing project performance appraisals and have decided you'd like each team member to receive feedback regarding their performance from several sources, including peers, superiors, and subordinates. Which of the following is true? This is called 360-degree feedback and is part of the project performance appraisals tool and technique of the Manage Project Team process. Explanation: Answer option D is correct. This technique is called 360-degree feedback. It's part of the project performance appraisals tool and technique of the Manage Project Team process. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 29. Specific team members were promised for your project as part of the project proposal. You speak with the functional managers to assure their availability. All of the following are true regarding this question except for which one? The other tools and techniques of the process this question refers to are negotiation, virtual teams, and resource availability. Explanation: Answer option C is correct. This question refers to pre-assignments, which are a tool and technique of the Acquire Project Team process. The other tools and techniques of this process are negotiation, acquisition, virtual teams, and multi-criteria analysis. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions This study source w3a0s.doTwhnelosaededtwbyo10c0o00n0f8l2i1c0t74r1e6s3ofrloumtiCoonursteeHcehron.cioqmuoens03a-r2e9-2k0n21o1w3:n45:a4s6 GloMsTe--0l5o:0s0e techniques. Smoothing and withdrawal Explanation: Answer option B is correct. Smoothing (also known as accommodating) and withdrawal (also known as avoidance) are both lose-lose techniques. Forcing is a win-lose technique. Compromise or reconcile is where neither side wins or loses. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions 31. You are a project manager who believes people will have high productivity, morale, and satisfaction if offered a job for life. Which theory do you subscribe to? Theory Z Explanation: Answer option D is correct. Theory Z encourages employee loyalty because jobs are offered for life. This leads to increased productivity, morale, and high employee satisfaction. Lesson: Developing the Project Team Objective: Review Questions This study source was downloaded by 100000821074163 from CourseHero.com on 03-29-2021 13:45:46 GMT -05:00 [Show More]

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