Class 0 - Introduction Flashcards
What are the 3 major components of the “Iron Triangle” of project management?
- Schedule (Time)
- Budget (Cost)
- Scope
What was the goal of CMPUT 401?
To provide students with an authentic experience of working with a client, as a member of a team
How do co-located, culturally similar, mono-functional teams perform?
Co-located, culturally similar, mono-functional teams achieve mostly average results. There are not many high performing teams with these characteristics
How do distributed, culturally diverse, cross-functional teams perform?
Distributed, culturally diverse, cross-functional are more likely to perform poorly; however, they are also more likely to perform exceptionally well
List the 9 Belbin Team Roles
- Plant
- Monitor Evaluator
- Specialist
- Shaper
- Implementer
- Completer Finisher
- Co-ordinator
- Teamworker
- Resource Investigator
Plant
Tends to be highly creative and good at solving problems in unconventional ways
Monitor Evaluator
Provides a logical eye, making impartial judgements where required and weighs up the team’s options in a dispassionate way
Specialist
Brings in-depth knowledge of a key area to the team
Shaper
Provides the necessary drive to ensure that the team keeps moving and does not lose focus or momentum
Implementer
Needed to plan a workable strategy and carry it out as efficiently as possible
Completer Finisher
Most effectively used at the end of tasks to polish and scrutinise the work for errors, subjecting it to the highest standards of quality control
Co-ordinator
Needed to focus on the team’s objectives, draw out team members and delegate work appropriately
Teamworker
Helps the team to gel, using their versatility to identify the work required and complete it on behalf of the team
Resource Investigator
Uses their inquisitive nature to find ideas to bring back to the team
What is the meaning of “wearing multiple hats”?
Creating a project considering the user, client, and developer’s needs
