Key Project manager power

Question 1

Expert

Answer 1

The authority of the project manager comes from experience with the technology the project
focuses on

Question 2

Reward

Answer 2

The project manager has the authority to reward the project team

Question 3

Formal

Answer 3

The project manager has been assigned by senior management and is in charge of the
project. Also known as positional power.

Question 4

Coercive

Answer 4

The project manager has the authority to discipline the project team members. This is also
known as “penalty power

Question 5

Referent

Answer 5

The project team personally knows the project manager. Referent can also mean the
project manager refers to the person who assigned him the position.