Misc Questions Flashcards
When is the likelihood of failing to achieve the objectives the highest within the project?
At the start. As the projects moves closer to project completion, the higher the odds of finishing become.
What is the role of a project manager?
- Manage things, lead people
- Manage the project, lead people to a conclusion
- Working in the system and the framework to get things done
- Active listener (hearing the message of stakeholders and restating it for confirmation)
- Communicating both internally and externally (being able to modulate that communication)
- Negotiate between stakeholders to keep the project on track
- Problem solve
What are the project management values?
- Knowledge - understand project management
- Performance - can get things done
- Personal - behavior, effectiveness, character and leadership
What are the critical project management skills?
- identify critical project success factors (KPIs)
- Schedule Management
- Financial Reports
- Issue Log Maintenance
- Tailor techniques and methods
- Plan thoroughly and prioritize
- Manage schedule, cost, resources and risk
What are the key leadership skills?
- guide - lead people to results
- motivate - inspire and direct the project team
- negotiate - fair and balanced results
- resilience - work through issues
- communicate - 90% of project management
- Solve - solve problems and quick wins
- Think - critical thinking
- Interpersonal - be approachable and friendly
What is positional power?
- Result of the position of the project manager.
- AKA Formal, Authoritative and legitimate power
What is Informational Power?
- The PM can control data gathering and distrobution
Referent Power
- PM has worked with people before and has relationship with them.
- Respected and admired because of past experiences
Situational Power
Based on the current situation such as change in leadership or change in project team that gives someone power
Personal or Charismatic Power
You have power because of your good personality. People like you.
Reward Power
Team sees the PM as someone who can reward them so they behave accordingly
Ingratiating Power
Gains favor through flattery. False power as this wears down.
Pressure-based Power
PM can restrict choices to get the project team to do the work.
Ex. You can off for the weekend if you get your work done
Guilt-based power
- PM makes the project team feel guilty in order to gain compliance
Persuasive power
- persuade people toward a specific outcome or decision
