Executing Test 3 Flashcards
Effective project managers have the following characteristic:
knowledge
performance
personal commitment
all of the above
all of the above
An example of an intangible asset is
a utility
a fixture
a tool
goodwill
goodwill
What type of manager would most likely use the “management by objective” technique with employees?
A manager that follows Maslow’s acquired needs ladder.
A manager that employs Herzberg’s motivational theory.
A Theory Y manager.
A Theory X manager.
A Theory Y manager.
_______ skills create empathetic relationships with project team members. Being more sensitive to others helps motivate and establish cohesiveness.
Leadership
Team building
Organizational
Conflict management
Team building
What are the warning signs a third-party mediator is needed?
When the parties become suspicious and refuse to cooperate with each other.
When insults and threats of physical violence occur.
When stereotypes are exposed.
When the current situation begins to resemble past project experiences.
When the parties become suspicious and refuse to cooperate with each other.
Ernie believes that every worker does not dislike work, and considers it as natural as eating, playing, and sleeping. Ernie believes achieving self-actualization and satisfaction of personal needs is enough motivational reward, and if there was extra incentive, his team would not hesitate to work overtime to meet the deadline. Ernie manages according to ______ philosophy.
Maslow’s
Herzberg’ motivation
Theory Y
the acquired needs
Theory Y
Recognition, responsibility, achievement, and job satisfaction are
motivators.
achievement objectives.
coercion techniques.
essential to effective management.
motivators.
A benefit to using coercive power is
It maintains the organizational structure and enforces its culture.
The ultimate success of the manager becomes the subordinate’s success reward.
It can increase productivity when discipline is coupled with praise for good work.
It makes the organization stronger and more profitable.
It can increase productivity when discipline is coupled with praise for good work.
It is not advisable to wait until the numbers nosedive before changing management, methods, operation, or processes. What factor is NOT an effective indicator of a change or leadership problem?
Performance.
Degree of cooperation.
Commitment.
Dedication to accomplishing tasks.
Performance.
The project is running behind schedule. At a project progress meeting, Ernie informs his boss that the team has encountered unforeseen problems that have caused certain phases to be delayed or slow to complete, which might mean the scheduled deadline will not be met. The boss states that that the team just isn’t motivated to do the work and Ernie needs to threaten the members with no additional pay for any time the project extends past its scheduled completion date, or coerce or more closely control the team to meet the deadline. What management approach does the boss employ?
Maslow’s theory.
Theory X.
Theory Y.
Theory Z.
Theory X.
How is a request to potential sellers to submit a proposal or bid handled?
Formally.
By publishing the request in a newspaper.
By posting it on the internet.
any of the above.
any of the above.
What type of leader welcomes input and serious consultation, and is highly-supportive of employees?
Directing.
Supporting.
Delegating.
Coaching.
Coaching.
When issues arise during the course of managing the project team, the project manager may keep ______ to help the project team monitor issues until closure.
a resolution diary
an issue log
an action journal
a conflict report
an issue log
The difference between conflict resolution and conflict management is
Conflict management is general over the entire organization; conflict resolution is issue-specific.
Conflict management is long term; conflict resolution is short-term.
Conflict management and conflict resolution demand management intervention.
Conflict management assumes all conflict is bad; conflict resolution assumes all conflict has a solution.
Conflict management is long term; conflict resolution is short-term.
An important tool project managers use to effectively undertake and manage a variety of tasks and responsibilities is
Multi-tasking.
Mediating.
Coping.
Mainstreaming.
Multi-tasking.
When moral issues arise in interviewing, they are generally related to:
an inconvenient or hard to find interview location.
IQ tests given as part of the interview process.
specific background and credit check information discussed openly at the interview.
how the interview was conducted.
how the interview was conducted.
Effective managers may not be equally effective leaders. Under what conditions can leadership be “overplayed”?
When it is evaluated according to performance.
When the individual is assigned to lead a group or team.
When the role has not been fully defined.
When the role is not appropriately suited to the individual.
When it is evaluated according to performance.
What process oversees the staff management plan and tracks team and work performances?
Develop Project Team
Develop Human Resource Plan
Manage Team
all of the above
Manage Team
Tailoring considerations in resource management include
diversity
program management
synergy
ecological impact
diversity
Information documented in the issue log includes:
Changes to the project.
Added, substituted, or released team members during the project.
Recognitions and rewards.
Those responsible for resolving specific issues by a target date.
Those responsible for resolving specific issues by a target date.
Conflict is:
natural.
artificial.
a personal issue.
all of the above.
natural.
Techniques for resolving conflict include:
saving
combating
attacking
none of the above
none of the above
_______ can help reduce conflict
Team ground rules
Clearly defined roles and responsibilities
Communication planning
All of the above
All of the above
_______ is a general term used to describe a variety of ways people handle grievances.
Conflict development
Conflict resolution
Conflict strategy
Conflict management
Conflict management