1.
Which of the following are true of teams? Select all that apply.
Teams can use their diverse perspectives, skills, and experiences to develop better solutions.
Understanding how individual tasks impact the rest of the team can be a powerful motivator.
Teamwork maximizes team members’ individual strengths to bring out the best in each person.
2.
Imagine you manage a large marketing team working on a new campaign. You want each individual to understand their job expectations and the consequences of their performance. To aid in this, you set up a central project tracker so the team can follow their progress. Which of the five elements of effective teams does this scenario demonstrate?
Implementing a tracker will give the team more task clarity, feel more united, and be able to effectively collaborate.
3.
Imagine you lead a team that keeps failing to hit its weekly targets. To help them get back on track, you ask them to record the time they spend on each task for five days. You then use this data to better scale the team’s work to hit upcoming targets. Which aspect of effective team building does this scenario demonstrate?
4.
In what two ways does delegating work make project managers more effective leaders?
Delegating demonstrates trust and lets team members use their particular skills.
By delegating smaller tasks, project managers can keep the project running smoothly overall.
5.
What responsibilities do project managers have during the forming stage of team development? Select all that apply.
Teams are seeking guidance during the forming stage, and it’s the project manager’s role to provide that guidance.
Teams are seeking guidance during the forming stage, and it’s the project manager’s role to provide that guidance.
6.
Imagine your company enacted new, family-friendly policies in order to support and retain employees. Benefits include longer paid leave, flexible work hours, and on-site daycare. Which leadership quality do these changes demonstrate?
Inclusive leadership respects and values different identities, backgrounds, and experiences and integrates them into how a team operates.
7.
Imagine a tech company wants to use another firm’s processor in its new laptop. The project manager writes to the firm’s CEO about the mutual benefits and projected sales numbers. Which steps of effective influencing is the project manager demonstrating? Select all that apply.
The project manager uses the hard data of the sales projections to make the pitch more persuasive.
The project manager finds common ground by pointing out how the collaboration benefits both companies.
8.
As a project manager, which of the following are your organizational sources of power? Select all that apply.
When others perceive you in a positive way, it’s easier to influence them to do great work.
Your role as a project manager gives you a certain level of power and influence over projects.
Having strong connections can boost your ability to influence others and help them build networks of their own.
9.
Which step in the ethical decision-making framework could include a question such as “Which option will produce the most good and do the least harm?”
10.
Which of the following are strategies a project manager can use to provide air cover for their team? Select all that apply.