Exam 2: The Manager, the Organization, and the Team

A functional project structure is not characterized by:

Conflict occurs mainly at the beginning of the project.

Intrateam conflicts are minimal in a matrix organization.

It is more important for project team members to focus on their specific project activities than on the project's overall results.

An advantage of pure project organization is its great depth of technical knowledge.

In order for a PM to be "believable" the PM must have technical and administrative credibility.

Dealing with conflict is an inherent part of the process of managing projects. Explain how the project manager is supposed to deal with conflict with the functional managers whose cooperation is required to get the human resources needed to do the work of the project.

The task of bringing the work of all groups together to make a harmonious whole is called systems engineering.

It is critical to a project's success to have top management support.

Project team members are often faced with conflicting orders in a matrix organization.

Matrix, pure project, and functional project organizations may exist in the same company.

Project "war rooms" discourage team cooperation, morale and communications.

Morale of the project team is a key responsibility of the project manager.

During project formation stage, the major sources of conflict are all of the following except:

The PM's job includes all of the following except?

Briefly describe and contrast pure project organization, functional project organization, and the matrix project organization.

Altering the specifications of an ongoing project is referred to as

The individual with responsibility for performing a task is more likely to overestimate the time required to complete the task than his/her immediate supervisor.

"The operation was a success but the patient died" best exemplifies

The project manager is responsible to: