Exam 3: The Project Manager

The __________ states that to understand the system, we must understand the environment (or larger system)of which it is a part.

The project manager's responsibilities are broad and fall primarily into three separate areas. Identify the item that is NOT one of these.

The laws of the nation are often a product of the nation's __________.

You are the project manager of a multi-national projects with stakeholders and team members on both sides of the Atlantic. You receive an email request from a stakeholder in the United Kingdom for information that is "needed by 4/3/05". You run into the stakeholder at a conference in the middle of March 2005 and he refuses to acknowledge you in any way. To what do you attribute this "weird" behavior?

According to the authors the project manager should be more skilled at __________.

Identify three important characteristics that would be desirable in a project manager. Explain your reasoning.

According to the textbook, in Latin America, the __________ system leads a manager to give preference to relatives and friends when hiring.

When asked, "How do you motivate astronauts?" a representative of NASA responded, "We don't motivate them, but, boy, are we careful about whom we select." Discuss the implications of this statement for project managers seeking to motivate project team members.

With respect to acquiring resources, there is a high potential for conflict between the functional manager and the project manager. Describe a major source of that conflict and suggest how it can be properly managed.

According to the authors, of all the characteristics desirable in a project manager, __________ is the most important.

A __________ is a person who helps people overcome problems, either with technical issues or with other people.

The __________ is an alternative for action if the expected result fails to materialize.

The project manager should be more skilled at __________, whereas the functional manager should be more skilled at __________.

At the inception of a project, crises tend to be associated with resources. Explain why this scenario could be common in some organizations.

The __________ is a person who spearheads an idea or action and sells it throughout the organization.

The structure of a society is determined by its __________.

The ideal project manager should be __________.

Most of the time spent by a project manager is spent __________.

During the final or phaseout stage of the project lifecycle, __________ is the dominant goal of many project managers.

The aesthetic values of a culture are communicated through the culture's __________.