Project Leadership & Team Management Flashcards
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A project manager wants to assess the effectiveness of the project team at the end of a major phase. Which tool should be used?
Answer: Team Performance Assessments
Team Performance Assessments evaluate team effectiveness and identify training or development needs to improve team functioning.
In Vroom's Expectancy Theory, 'instrumentality' refers to the belief that:
Answer: Performance will lead to a desired reward
Instrumentality is the belief that achieving performance will result in a specific outcome or reward, linking performance to results.
A project manager is managing a cross-functional team where members report to both functional managers and the PM. What organizational structure is this?
Answer: Matrix organization
In a matrix structure, team members have dual reporting relationships to both a functional manager and a project manager.
Which leadership behavior BEST demonstrates servant leadership in a project context?
Answer: Removing organizational obstacles to enable the team to do their best work
Servant leaders prioritize removing impediments and enabling their teams, shifting focus from authority to service.
A project team has just entered the 'norming' stage of Tuckman's model. What characteristic BEST describes this stage?
Answer: Team members begin to resolve differences and develop cohesion and trust
During norming, team members overcome conflict, develop shared norms, and begin working cohesively toward common goals.
A project manager wants to empower team members to make decisions within their domain without constant approval. This approach is known as:
Answer: Delegation
Delegation transfers decision-making authority to team members, building ownership, accountability, and developing team capabilities.
Which interpersonal skill is MOST important when a project manager must influence stakeholders who do not directly report to them?
Answer: Effective communication and relationship building
When formal authority is absent, project managers must rely on communication, credibility, and relationships to influence stakeholders.