Team Management

The essence of positive synergy can be found in the phrase,

• "Front of ship sink—back of ship sink."

• "If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger."

• "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts."

• "If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger."

Which of the following is commonly associated with high-performing project teams?

• Risk taking is controlled and not allowed to jeopardize the overall project.

• Roles and specific responsibilities are well-defined.

• Mistakes are viewed as opportunities for learning.

• Team members are selected with similar talents to enhance cohesion.

During which stage of team development do close relationships develop and the group demonstrates cohesiveness?

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

• Adjourning

During which stage of team development is the team fully functional and accomplishing project goals?

• Forming

• Storming

• Performing

• Norming

During which stage of team development is high performance not a top priority and attention is devoted to wrapping up the project?

• Norming

• Adjourning

• Performing

• Storming

During which stage of team development do team members establish ground rules and try to find out what behaviors are acceptable and what performance expectations are?

• Forming

• Norming

• Performing

• Storming

Experience and research indicate that high-performance project teams are much more likely to develop under all the following conditions EXCEPT

• members are assigned to the project full time.

• members report solely to the project manager.

• there are 10 or fewer members per team.

• team members are selected by their managers.

Researchers have found that high-performance teams have norms for team interaction. Which of the following is NOT one of those norms?

• Hard work does not get in the way of having fun.

• No information is shared outside the team unless all agree to it.

• It is acceptable to be in trouble, but not to surprise others.

• When a decision has to be made, everyone should agree before moving forward.

Strategies to manage dysfunctional conflict do NOT include _____ the conflict.

• control

• arbitrate

• mediate

• encourage

Which of the following would be an appropriate situation to require facilitating group decision making?

• A mechanical engineer is stuck trying to meet performance criteria for a prototype.

• When strong group commitment is needed to decide methods to reduce project scope.

• Expectations are unclear regarding a specific task.

• Materials needed to finish a custom kitchen have not been determined.