A Project Manager at a Semi-Conductor Manufacturer Held a Retrospective

Multiple Choice

A project manager at a semi-conductor manufacturer held a retrospective meeting for a product development project to capture lessons learned. Although the product was scheduled for market release, preliminary tests indicated it had not met all of its technical expectations. Although the meeting examined what went well, during one part of the meeting, the PM directed the discussion toward what went wrong from a technical standpoint. However, one member of the group, Jack, persistently focused on individual team members and blamed them personally for the product's less-than-ideal technical performance. Which of these best describes the factor most likely influencing Jack's behavior in the meeting?

A) Fundamental attribution error
B) Parkinson's Law
C) Extrinsic motivation
D) Escalation of commitment
E) Negativity bias
F) Pareto's Law