Exam 6: Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation

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?

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:

Disruptive acts of some project team members due to personality issues, hidden agendas, or interpersonal problems are categorized as:

The key to creating the energy and spirit that drives effective project efforts is:

What are the characteristics of effective project teams?

When a project manager imposes a judgment on warring parties, he is involved in:

It appeared that everyone on the project team was finally on board; Jim would bring the doughnuts to all team meetings and Jenny would make the coffee. Fully caffeinated and on a sugar high, the team was coming together and fully committed to the project development process. The team was now planted firmly in the:

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

Project managers are best able to promote a sense of enthusiasm within the project team when they create an environment that is challenging, supportive, and personally rewarding.

Accessibility is the perception of the project team members that they are physically located in such a way that it is easy for them to interact.

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

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

Most project resources are negotiated with:

A project manager can identify the skills needed for the project from the:

Andy Ambiguous concluded the project meeting and the puzzled team compared notes as they walked down the hall from the meeting room. Each team member had a different spin on what their assignment was before the next meeting and this was sure to create some problems, thanks to the:

In general, a superordinate goal is a replacement goal for the goals of all functional groups involved in the project.

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

Project management people skills include:

Principled negotiation is the art of:

Everyone in the Tagi tribe agreed to vote out Gervasse at the next tribal council. Their 39-day project to make it to the final four together was two steps away from completion. This project group is in the: