Exam 4: Leadership and the Project Manager

A more apt title for a project manager is:

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:

A project manager puts on his "nontraditional hat" and smoothly works the room,networking among functional managers and attempting to secure their cooperation with the project.This nontraditional role is best described as that of a(n):

Communicating is an important aspect of a project leader's job and what better way to do so than through project meetings! What purposes do project team meetings serve?

Someone with a polychronic preference functions in two different temporal orientations,such as past and present.

Champions bring a great deal of energy and emotional commitment to their project ideas,but:

Geoff sits at his desk and daydreams about what life will be like in 2030 when he retires.He can clearly picture events throughout the almost two decades that must elapse between now and then and what elements must come together to fulfill his lifelong dream of traveling the country in his RV.The temporal skill that Geoff is blessed (some would say cursed)with is:

The idea that all members of a project team have the ability to offer a contrary position in order to achieve true partnership between the project manager and the team is called:

What are the differences between task-oriented behavior and group maintenance behavior? Give three examples of each type of behavior.

Which of these behaviors is task-oriented?

A project manager should have an ability to generate estimates of what will occur in the future,which is termed:

What are the practical steps that organizations can take to begin developing a core of project management professionals?

The facet of partnership that describes the requirement that every worker be responsible for defining the project's vision and goals is called:

Your author makes the statement that "Successful project managers must operate on the boundaries." Explain what is meant by this statement and provide an example.

Why are projects often underfunded in the concept stage?

Summarizing and consensus testing are two group maintenance behaviors that a project manager uses to show support for project team members.

Which of these is NOT an element of emotional intelligence?

A survey of 58 firms on their project management practices and skills identified which of the following as an essential skill?

Define the concept of time orientation.What are its implications for project leadership behavior?

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