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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.
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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.
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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
The change management system - CORRECT ANSWER is in place to formally
identify, evaluate, decide, and communicate project changes.
Recording - CORRECT ANSWER is the process of documenting and archiving
project-related information.
Reporting - CORRECT ANSWER is a key nonverbal communications methodology
used to inform and to document project information.
Weekly status reports that are often working documents for the team to communicate: -
CORRECT ANSWER Accomplishments, Issues, Schedules, Resource utilization
Monthly status reports for senior stakeholders that would include: - CORRECT
ANSWER Project overview bragging about progress, Issues including red light
(critical) problems needing immediate resolution, yellow light items that are warning
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flags, and resolved issues, Current accomplishments, Future plans for the next month,
Resource utilization and plans
Monthly Financial Report - CORRECT ANSWER showing progress against the
budget quantifying monies spent and planned to be spent and identifying issues with
recommendations for resolution
Change management reporting - CORRECT ANSWER showing changes identified,
requiring approval, and resolution.
Project controls - CORRECT ANSWER are the data gathering, management, and
analytical processes used to predict, understand, and constructively influence the time
and cost outcomes of a project or program.
Three Aspects of Project Quality - CORRECT ANSWER quality management,
quality assurance, and quality control.
Quality management - CORRECT ANSWER is the process of identifying the
customer's requirements and how they will be measured.
Quality assurance - CORRECT ANSWER is the process of validating that the
requirements and measurements are appropriate for the project environment.
Quality control - CORRECT ANSWER is the process of monitoring and changing
project execution to ensure that activities are being executed as planned and will result in
meeting the customer requirements. It is the monitoring and controlling process that
occurs during project execution.