Wgu - C722 Correct Answer Graded A

WGU - C722 CORRECT ANSWER GRADED A Three essential drivers that must be achieved to generate positive characteristics in project teams - CORRECT ANSWER Cohesiveness, Trust, Motivation The five stages Dr. Bruce Tuckman (1965) introduced of group development - CORRECT ANSWER Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjorning Forming - CORRECT ANSWER In this stage, team members may be meeting for the first time. Often, no one really knows much about anyone else on the team. It may be premature to refer to this group of individuals as a team. It is a time of introduction and forming relationships and understanding from exchange of information. Storming - CORRECT ANSWER Team members are beginning to know about each other, but they do not yet understand how to work together. Members may "jockey for position" within the team. The dynamics of working together beyond any written statement of "roles and responsibilities" are being established. Personalities surface, showing the strengths, weaknesses, and personal needs of each individual on the team. Integration into a team may come with some struggle and conflict. Norming - CORRECT ANSWER Team members have "figured out" how they will interact with each other. Working relationships are beginning to form. Trust and understanding is beginning to form between team members. They are beginning to feel comfortable working together and openly and willingly sharing information. Performing - CORRECT ANSWER Team members are fully comfortable working together. Trust has been developed. Working relationships have jelled. Work is being conducted and project progress is occurring. Adjourning - CORRECT ANSWER This only occurs when all the team's work has been completed and the team is no longer required. This may occur at any time in the project life cycle. Co-located Teams - CORRECT ANSWER involves team members physically working at the same location or holding project meetings together in a common setup. Virtual Teams - CORRECT ANSWER are teams whose members interact primarily through electronic communications. Members of a virtual team may be within the same building or across continents. Two common situations occur that may prompt a change to the baseline scope - CORRECT ANSWER The scope may be expanded to include additional functionality or the scope may be diminished due to changes in the project environment such as reduced funding or requirements or changing time/due date. Scope creep - CORRECT ANSWER occurs when the project team integrates enhancements to the scope without proper evaluation and approval. work performance data - CORRECT ANSWER will identify the work activities that are completed, partially completed, or not started. risk register - CORRECT ANSWER is a list of potential risks, how the risks will be monitored, and what action will be taken should the risk event occur. corrective action - CORRECT ANSWER is a document issued to identify quality failures and how they will be corrected. The deliverable itself may need to be reworked and the project plan may need to be revised to ensure that future deliverables do not include the same error. The Four Categories of Change - CORRECT ANSWER Contingency plans, improvement changes, external events, scope change