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

It is appropriate for the project manager to play an active role in communications between the client and the senior management of the organization conducting the project.

Functional project organizations have higher personnel costs than pure project organizations.

List the key characteristics of effective project team members.

The most effective program managers tell their project managers exactly what to do. The project manager should not allow functional managers to usurp his or her control of the project.

Why do many organizations choose to use PMs in order to complete work tasks.

If the performance of all subsystems is optimized, it follows that the overall system is optimum.

Describe the difference between the analytic approach and the systems approach to solving problems on a project.

Briefly describe what is meant by the phrase "project champion?"