Exam 3: The Project Manager

You are the project manager of a multi-national project 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 / 14".You run into the stakeholder at a conference in the middle of March 2014 and he refuses to acknowledge you in any way.To what do you attribute this "weird" behavior?

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.

__________ result(s)when the demands made on an individual are greater than the person's ability to cope with them,particularly when the person has a high need for achievement.

Four project environments were identified in the chapter.Assume that there is a clash in requirements between the legal environments of two countries participating in the project.Before taking action to resolve the clash in requirements,what would you recommend that the project manager do?

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

When managing a project,the project manager is responsible for __________.

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

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

The project manager makes a __________ by allowing one aspect of the project to get worse in return for allowing another aspect of the project to get better.

The project manager needs __________ credibility.

Project managers must have __________,which refers to possessing enough technical abilities to direct the project.

During the buildup stage of a project lifecycle,__________ is the dominant goal of many project managers.

PMI offers a certification for project managers.PMI offers examination for certification as __________.

Projects are conducted in four important environments.They are __________.

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

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

Which of the following is NOT typically recommended to be considered when hiring new team members?

The ability to sense conflict early,then confront and deal with it before the conflict escalates into interdepartmental and intradepartmental warfare is which of the following attributes?

During the __________ stage of the project lifecycle,there is no significant difference in the importance that project managers place on the three goals of cost,time,and scope.

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 managed properly.