Chapter 8. Organizing and Leading Project Teams

Question 1

What kind of teams could a company have according to the cross-functional integration.

Answer 1

Funtional Teams
Lightwheigt Temas
Heavyweight Teams
Autonomous Teams

Question 2

Why it is important to develop the capability of a Heavywheight Team

Answer 2

Because by developing this capability, the company con move from functional to autonomous teams

Question 3

How do you manage the challenges posed by heavywheight teams

Answer 3

The Project Charter
The Contract Book
Staffing: 
Project Leadership: 
Team Member Responsibilities
The Executive Sponsor

Question 4

What are the main attributes of the Project Manager

Answer 4

Second Role: Being fluent in the language of the funcions.

Third role: Being an engineering manager, ocherstrating, directing, and coordinating the various engineering subfuntions.

Fourth role. Out of the office with face to face sessions, and highlighting and resolving potential conflicts as soon as possible.

Final Role, Concept Guardian, responds to the interst of others, but also sees that the choices made are consistent and in harmony with the basic concept.

Question 5

What are the roles of the executive sponsor

Answer 5

Resource commitment
Pricing fong major customer and major accounts
Potential slips in major milestones dates
Plans for the transition from the development project
Review Incentive and Rewards
Cross-Project Issues, such as resource optimization, prioritization and balance.