Exam 11: Managing Project Teams

In which of the following theories does the project group transition from a lower level to a higher level of performance about halfway through the project?

A project manager arbitrates conflict by intervening and attempting to negotiate a resolution by using reasoning and persuasion, suggesting alternatives and the like.

________ should be used when strong commitment to a decision is needed and there is a low probability of acceptance if the decision were to be made by one person.

Which of the following is not one of the tips for alleviating communication problems of virtual teams?

In the Snapshot from Practice involving the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper, the key turning point was the handling of an advertisement, eventually known as the ________ that had been sent to the newspaper over a fax machine.

In a ________ project team the members are geographically situated so that they may seldom meet face-to-face as a team.

The essence of positive synergy can be found in the phrase:

Letters of commendation, public recognition for outstanding work, and desirable job assignments are the preferred types of individual rewards.

Researchers have found that high performance teams will have which of the following norms?

In the ________ approach to managing conflict, the manager imposes a solution to the conflict after listening to each party.

Identify and briefly discuss the four types of individual rewards recommended for project team members.

Lump-sum cash bonuses are the preferred group reward for project teams.

Too often when constrained by time, project managers try to accomplish too much during the first meeting, rather than use the ________ principle and not create information overload.

From the perspective of project management, what does the term going native reference?

There is a high degree of internal conflict in the forming stage of team development.

Identify and briefly discuss the four elements to establishing a team identity.

Tom is managing a project team responsible for erecting a new office building.He notices that team members are trying out different behaviors to see what is acceptable to the project and personal relations.Which stage of development is the team in?

The use of 6:30 A.M.The meetings continued for about two weeks until the project got back on schedule.At that time the project manager announced that the next meeting was canceled, and no further sunrise meetings were ever scheduled. A.M.meetings to get a project back on schedule is an example of ______ reinforcement to motivate project performance. The project manager does not have direct authority over many key people, especially the contractors from the other companies.They do, however, have the freedom to convene meetings at his convenience.So the project manager will institute daily "coordination meetings," which were required of all the principals involved, at 6:30

During which stage of team development do members accept that they are part of a project group but resist the constraints that the project and the group put on their individuality?

What is the bureaucratic bypass syndrome and why is it to be avoided?