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1. The __________ States That To Understand The System - We Must Understand The Environment (Or Larger System) Of Which It Is A Part.

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsEconomic - Political - Legal - And SociotechnicalSystems ApproachThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.

2. One Of The Major Problems Project Managers Have With Creating A Project Team Is Coming Up With Adequate Human Resources. One Way This Commonly Happens Is By __________.

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsSystems ApproachEconomic - Political - Legal - And SociotechnicalThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.

3. With Respect To Acquiring Resources - There Is A High Potential For Conflict Between The Functional Manager And The Project Manager. Describe A Major Source Of That Conflict And Suggest How It Can Be Properly Managed.

Systems ApproachEconomic - Political - Legal - And SociotechnicalThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Borrowing Employees From Other Functional Departments

4. Projects Are Conducted In Four Important Environments. They Are __________.

Economic - Political - Legal - And SociotechnicalBorrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Systems Approach

5. During The Final Or Phaseout Stage Of The Project Lifecycle - __________ Is The Dominant Goal Of Many Project Managers.

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsScopeThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Systems Approach

6. When Managing A Project - The Project Manager Is Responsible For __________.

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsBudgeting The ProjectThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Systems Approach

7. The Structure Of A Society Is Determined By Its __________.

Systems ApproachBorrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsInstitutionsThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.

8. The __________ Is A Person Who Spearheads An Idea Or Action And Sells It Throughout The Organization.

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Systems ApproachChampion

9. At The Inception Of A Project - Crises Tend To Be Associated With Resources. Explain Why This Scenario Could Be Common In Some Organizations.

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsUniqueness Is A Characteristics Shared By Projects. Once The Technical Plans To Accomplish The Project Have Been Translated Into A Budget And Schedule - Managerial Reviews Will Often Seek To Gain Cuts In Budget And/Or Schedule. Each Time This Happens - The Cuts Will Have To Be Translated Into Changes In Technical Plans.The Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Systems Approach

10. The Functional Manager Uses The __________ Approach And The Pm Uses The __________ Approach.

Systems ApproachBorrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsAnalytic // SystemsThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.

11. The __________ Is An Alternative For Action If The Expected Result Fails To Materialize.

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsContingency PlanThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Systems Approach

12. The Ideal Project Manager Should Be __________.

The Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Both Generalist/Facilitator And Have A High Level Of Technical Competence In The Science Of The ProjectSystems ApproachBorrowing Employees From Other Functional Departments

13. According To The Authors The Key To Coping With The Uncertainty That Happens At The End Of A Project - An Obstacle That The Project Manager Must Overcome Is __________.

CommunicationBorrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Systems Approach

14. You Are The Project Manager Of A Multi-national Projects With Stakeholders And Team Members On Both Sides Of The Atlantic. You Receive An Email Request From A Stakeholder In The United Kingdom For Information That Is "Needed By 4/3/05". You Run Into The Stakeholder At A Conference In The Middle Of March 2005 And He Refuses To Acknowledge You In Any Way. To What Do You Attribute This "Weird" Behavior?

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsSystems ApproachComing From The Uk - A Request For Information By 4/3/05 Means The Requestor Needs The Information By March 4th 2005. In The Us 4/3/05 Means April 3rd! Therefore The Stakeholder May Have Been Very Angry With The Project Manager In The Middle Of March If He Did Not Receive The Information. The Project Manager - On The Other Hand Thought He Still Had Two Weeks To Respond! This Is Both A Culture And Communication Problem. The Project Manager Has The Obligation To Ensure That His Interpretation Of The Message Is What The Sender Intended.The Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.

15. When Asked - "How Do You Motivate Astronauts?" A Representative Of Nasa Responded - "We Don't Motivate Them - But - Boy - Are We Careful About Whom We Select." Discuss The Implications Of This Statement For Project Managers Seeking To Motivate Project Team Members.

Systems ApproachBecause Of The Potential For Conflicting Priorities Between The Function And The Project - Team Members Should Have The Political Skills To Balance Such Competing Demands - Especially When The Project Team Is Not Assigned Full-time To Work On A Project. If Each Team Member Has A Problem Solving Orientation - The Team Member Will Seek Interdisciplinary Collaboration Instead Of Narrowly Viewing The Problem Within A Specific Discipline. And Finally - Team Members Should Have The Moral Courage Necessary To Work In An Open Environment Where Problems Are Identified And Resolved.The Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Borrowing Employees From Other Functional Departments

16. Most Of The Time Spent By A Project Manager Is Spent __________.

CommunicatingThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Systems ApproachBorrowing Employees From Other Functional Departments

17. During The Buildup Stage Of A Project Lifecycle - __________ Is The Dominant Goal Of Many Project Managers.

ScheduleSystems ApproachThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Borrowing Employees From Other Functional Departments

18. According To The Authors The Project Manager Should Be More Skilled At __________.

Systems ApproachThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.SynthesisBorrowing Employees From Other Functional Departments

19. According To The Authors - The Analytic Method - When Applied To Systems - Focuses On __________.

The Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsDividing The Components Of A System Into Smaller And Smaller ElementsSystems Approach

20. Four Project Environments Were Identified In The Chapter. Assume That There Is A Clash In Requirements Between The Legal Environments Of Two Countries Participating In The Project. Before Taking Action To Resolve The Clash In Requirements - What Would You Recommend That The Project Manager Do?

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsSystems ApproachUnderstand The Jurisdiction Of The Legal Systems Governing The Project. Once The Governing Jurisdiction For The Matter At Issue Has Been Identified - The Project Manager Should Also Understand Procedural Laws Associated With The Interpretation And Enforcement Of Substantive RightsThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.

21. According To The Textbook - In Latin America - The __________ System Leads A Manager To Give Preference To Relatives And Friends When Hiring.

CompadreBorrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Systems Approach

22. The Project Manager's Responsibilities Are Broad And Fall Primarily Into Three Separate Areas. Identify The Item That Is Not One Of These.

Responsibilities To The Special-interest GroupThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsSystems Approach

23. The __________ Is The "Corporate Culture" Within The Organization - Or Even Within The Project.

Borrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsSystems ApproachMicrocultureThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.

24. The Project Manager Needs __________ Credibility.

The Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.Technical And AdministrativeSystems ApproachBorrowing Employees From Other Functional Departments

25. The Project Manager Makes A __________ By Allowing One Aspect Of The Project To Get Worse In Return For Allowing Another Aspect Of The Project To Get Better.

Systems ApproachTrade-offBorrowing Employees From Other Functional DepartmentsThe Project Manager Often Will Seek Individuals With Scarce But Necessary Skills. Moreover - The Project Manager Will Seek Those Individuals Who Are Top Producers. However - These Are The Very People The Functional Manager Would Like To Retain To Perform The Work Of The Function. In Order To Manage This Conflict - The Use Of An Objective Standard To Set Priorities Is Recommended. Instead Of Seeking To Optimize The Project Or The Function - The Project Manager And The Functional Manager Should Collaborate To Solve The Problem In A Manner That Maximizes Organizational Success For The Business As A Whole.

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