The responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

The five stages of team development are:

An OBS:

Which of the following is a true statement about team-building activities:

Allison has recently assumed the project management of the office relocation project, which has been underway for a number of months. As Allison becomes familiar with the existing team members on the project, she observes their interactions and notices that they seem to be working independently and not collaboratively. When Jimmy offered a suggestion to streamline the tear-down of the cubical walls, Esmeralda, the facilities manager, became very defensive and shut the idea down quickly. In what stage of team development is the office relocation project team?

Which of the following is not an objective of developing the project team?

As project manager, you witness two of your team members having a heated discussion in the break room. When you approach them, you realize that they are discussing the results of last night’s reality TV show. How can you best handle this situation?

Why is observation and conversation a recommended technique for managing the project team?

Tools and techniques to acquire the resources include all of the following except:

Questions that may arise when planning the acquisition of project team members generally include all of the following except:

You have a female team member that has met all of the requirements for promotion to a team leadership position. However, she is from a country where women are forbidden from holding leadership roles. How do you best handle this?

The company you work for has experienced significant growth over the last few years. You have been a project manager for a number of years and have led multiple successful projects. All of your projects have leveraged co-located teams. Your manager has now assigned you a project that will leverage the use of a virtual team. What is the first thing you should do?

The project has been underway for a short period of time and two of your team members are having difficulty working together. When you approach them regarding the situation, one team member starts crying and the other team member is escalating and is now shouting. What is the best way to handle this situation?

The new project you have been assigned has a very aggressive schedule and strict quality requirements as it is regulatory in nature. Upon evaluating the assigned team members, you realize that the team does not have the necessary skills to deliver upon their assignments. What is the best thing to do?

To ensure the best outcome for your project with the small team, you will be relocating the team members to a war room set-up so that they are co-located. This is also known as: