lesson 6 resource pooling and management

Your system engineer has started making negative comments during your weekly team meeting. He has had a heated argument with the marketing manager, and you have heard from various team members that he has become difficult to work with. What is the best course of action for you to take?

Your should schedule an indiivaul meeting with the system engineer to determine whether he has issues with the project that need to be resolved. Get his perspective on how the project is progressing and how he feels about hsi role.

You are working in a matrix organization. Which of the following responses describe the type of structure?

Matrix organization can be structured as storng, weak or balanced

Employees are assigned project tasks by their project manager in this type of structure

which conflict-resolution technique is know as win-lose

forcing

which of the following statements are true regarding a RACI chart Choose three

RACI stands for responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed

RACI is a matrix-based chart

Show the roles and responsibilities of team members or business units and how they intersect with project tasks.

All of the following are stages of team development, except for which one?

Collaborating

You are working on a construction project. Your organization owns one crane, and the crane is needed for two tasks on your project at the same time. This is known as which of the following?

resource shortage

Which vendor selection method weighs various criteria from the RFP, scores each vendor on each of the criteria, and determines an overall score for each vendor?

Weighted scoring model

All of the following are true regarding rewards and recognition excepet for which one?

rewards and recognition almost always involve money.

The project sponsor will approve the final deliverables of the project. On a RACI chart, how would this be designated?

None of the above

One way you are presenting the work of the project is by listing the departments responsible for the work along with the work packages they're assigned to. What type of chart is this?

_{Organization breakdown structure (OBS)}

Which type of contract is the riskiest for the buyer?

cost-reimburasble

A team member has come to your office to complain that a fellow team member is never available for meetings before noon and seems to ignore their requests to follow proper processes. Which of the following does this describe?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

This describes varying work styles.

This describe a conflic

Which type of contract assigns a unit rate for work or goods, but the total cost is unknown?

time and mtaterials.

You are working on resource assignments and need to determine the types and criticality of the resources needed for the project, along with the skill sets of the existing project team members. If you don't have the skills on staff, you'll need to contract with an external vendor to procure the resources needed. You are examining resources that will need to be engaged for the entire project. What does this question describe?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

You can procure resources much faster by using a prequalified vendor.

You are performing a gap analysis.

These are core resources.

What is one disadvatnaged of a projectized organization?

Once the project is completed. the project team memebers may not have other projects to work on

Resources that are awaiting new assignments between projects are costly to an organization and typically reside in a projectized organizational structure. Which of the following does this describe?

benched resources

your project is undergoing some difficulties. You’ve determined that the primary problem is vendor performance. A key stakeholder insists the problem is not the vendor; the project is the project team. However, the key stakeholder spends most of the meeting emphasizing the areas of agreement. Which conflict-resolution technique does this describe?

smoothing

all of the following elemetns of the project kickoff meeting expcept for which one

WBS overview

Your team is working well together. They understand their roles on the project, perform the work with the best effort possible, and really enjoy working with one another. A new team member will be introduced next week who is well respected by the current team. Which of the following are true regarding this situation?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

The team is currently in the performing stage of team development.

Once the new team member is introduced, the team will revert to the forming stage of team development.

Your project is underway, and your team members are working well together, anticipating the needs of the project, and they all understand their roles in the project. A new team member has been introduced and started working with the team this week. Which stage of team development does this situation represent?

forming