WorksheetsUnit 3: Teamwork and Concurrent
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Project management and teamwork was originally developed to manage defense contracts.
True
False
Engineers are doers, they make things happen.
True
False
The use of teams accompanied by new technologies has changed the process of engineering.
True
False
Great teams need great leadership.
True
False
A Flat Model for leadership sees leaders as equals, not above.
True
False
Attendance, dependability, responsibility for tasks, abilities to meet purpose, creativity, and energy are attributes for success for:
All of these are correct
Leaders
Individual Team Members
Teams
Leadership model in which a leader is positioned closely to all members of the team and has short, direct communication:
Traditional
Participative
Flat
Consultant
Averaging a decision gets everyone’s opinion before the leader comes to a final decision.
True
False
Leadership model where a strong leader directs the actions:
Consultant
Flat
Participative
Traditional
The total time needed to plan, prototype, and procure materials and to create marketing strategies, devise tooling, begin production and bring new product to the market is the definition of:
Time to Market
Speed
Concurrent Engineering
All of these are correct
What should not be compromised when trying to meet standards and deadlines?
Speed
None of these are correct
All of these are correct
Quality
The Forming stage is when:
All of these are correct
Feelings of cooperation develop
Team members become acquainted
Members pitch in to help one another
Common goal or purpose, leadership among every member, effective communication, harmonious relationships, and effective planning and use of resources are attributes for success for:
Leaders
Individual Team Members
All of these are correct
Teams
Everyone works together (parallel operation) with marketing, manufacturing, and procurement personnel involved from the design of a product:
International Tactics
Traditional Engineering Practice
Time to Market
Concurrent Engineering
The solutions to modern design problems come from:
None of these are correct
Engineers brainstorming individually
Traditional Management personnel
Specialists acting in teams
This stage is when a leader may become indistinguishable from the rest of the group, as all members are busy with executing tasks:
Norming
Performing
Storming
Forming
Which growth stage of a team does the enormity of the task sink in and leadership is critical in focusing the team?
Norming
Performing
Storming
Forming
In what Mode of Action does a small subset of the team make the decision?
Majority
Minority
Authority Rule With Discussion
Expert
In this Mode of Action the decision with the most votes wins:
Majority
Minority
Authority Rule With Discussion
Expert
Which of these leadership styles is needed for a successful team?
People-oriented
Both are incorrect
Task-oriented
Both are correct
