ICPM 2 - Chapter 5

High performing team have which of the following?

• Have leaders who function more as managers rather than coaches.

• Have leaders/managers who are empowered to make all the decisions.

• Have clearly defined goals that clarify a team’s purpose.

• Have a commitment to team unity and not towards achieving a goal.

• Lack diversity so that the entire team is on the same page.

A(n) __________ is a formal work group comprised of people who work

collaboratively to achieve a common goal.

• Conglomerate

• Think tank

• Team

• Organizational culture

• Groupthink

A team that plans and organises its work, hires and trains team members,

secures resources, maintains communications, makes decisions and

assumes accountability for deliverables is best known as which type of

team?

• Permanent team

• Task force team

• Project team

• Self-managed team

• Functional team

Which type of team is comprised of members from different organisational

functions, divisions, or departments, that work cooperatively to solve a

problem or achieve an organisational goal?

• Virtual team

• Self-managed teamFunctional team

• Functional team

• Cross-functional team

• Process improvement team

Which type of team is made up of team members who often belong to

different functional groups and may comprise of a diverse mix of technical

and social backgrounds?

• Permanent team

• Task force team

• Project team

• Self-managed team

• Functional team

Which type of team is comprised of team members that are geographically

dispersed and may seldom, if ever, meet face-to-face?

• Virtual team

• Self-managed team

• Functional team

• Cross-functional team

• Process Improvement team

An ineffective team behaviour where team members agree with all

suggestions made by a key member of the team is referred to as which of

the following?

• Social loafing

• Groupthink

• Social stamping

• Brainstorming

• Rubber stamping

Which of the following is an essential component of a successful team that

builds slowly over time?

• Leadership

• Unity

• Empowerment

• Trust

• Diversity

__________ is a type of multi-dimensional team created for a defined period

(months to years) to achieve a specific goal, such as the development of

new software or planning and administering a corporate event.

• Virtual team

• Self-managed team

• Permanent team

• Project team

• Task force team

Most organisations that have functional departments are arranged in

__________ regardless of the size of the company.

• Task force team

• Virtual team

• Cross-functional team

• Functional team

• Self-managed team