Project management -midterm test

1. 1. When in the project lifecycle do project Core Teams normally go through a "Storming" period?

•     During initial project planning, again during planning for each phase, and whenever the project must go through a change

• When the Core Team is first formed

• When the team is achieving results and the project is coming to the end

• If a Core Team goes through a "Storming" period, it has failed and should be disbanded

2. What happens with the Core Teams during a “Storming” period?

• Members are now involved in the work, are becoming supportive of one another.

• Team members look to the leader to give them a sense of direction and to help them get started.

• People are beginning to have some anxiety. They start to question the group’s goal.

• Members generally work well together now, enjoy doing so, and tend to produce high-quality results.

3. If a Core Team has team meetings where "storming" occurs due to conflict between team members, what should the Project Leader do?

• Nothing. Conflict is good because it leads to better decisions.

• Advoid mentioning the issue which causes the conflict during the meeting.

• Find the source of the conflict and resolve it.

• The Core Team member should request counseling from the Human Resources department for those individuals who are in conflict with each other.

4. 4. Which of the following is not an executing process?

• validate scope

• manage project knowledge

• acquire resources

• implement risk responses

5. 5.Most project sponsors would say that the most important output of any project is....

• Delivery date

• Financial results

• Its deliverables

• Good plans

6. 6. At which stage does the project kickoff meeting take place

• Forming

• Norming

• Storming

• Performing

7.Which is the second stage in a team’s development?

• Forming

• Norming

• Storming

• Performing

8. Which of the following statements is false?

• Even though many projects are canceled before completion, it is still important to formally close any project.

• Closing includes releasing organizational resources.

• Closing often includes a final presentation and report.

• Closing does not include developing a transition plan.

9. Answering questions such as, “What will you do differently on the next project based on your experience working on this project?” is part of a __________.

• lessons-learned report

• customer acceptance/project completion form

• written notice of contract closure

• transition plan

10. What happens with the Core Teams during a “Norming” period?

• We can really call them a team at this point. They has become a real team and started achieving results.

• People are beginning to resolve their conflicts and to settle down to work.

• People are frustrated and there are many conflicts.

• People are not clear about their goals and responsibilities