Module 2: People Domain: Leadership, Ethics, & Responsibility

Question 1

Centralized Management

Answer 1

accountability is usually assigned to one individual, like the project manager

Question 2

Distributed Management

Answer 2

project activities are shared among a project management team, and team members are responsible for completing the work.

Question 3

Leader

Answer 3

ask what and why, focus on long-term goals, rely on inspiring trust

Question 4

Manager

Answer 4

ask how and when, focus on short-term goals, rely on control

Question 5

Servant Leadership

Answer 5

A leadership philosophy focused on serving and empowering others

Question 6

Emotional Intelligence

Answer 6

ability to use the following interpersonal skills to perceive, evaluate and control emotions in yourself and others (which allows you to lead effective teams).

Question 7

Group Based Decision Making

Answer 7

promoting buy-in and inclusion, but it requires effective time management.

Question 8

Unilateral or Autocratic Decision Making:

Answer 8

fast but may demoralize the team, leaving members feeling unheard.

Question 9

Situational Leadership

Answer 9

adapts leadership styles based on team situations

Question 10

Intrinsic Motivation

Answer 10

Internal pleasure in the work itself

Question 11

Extrinsic Motivation

Answer 11

External rewards like salary

Question 12

Theory X

Answer 12

Micromanagement, lack of trust in employee

Question 13

Theory Y

Answer 13

Trust in employees’ motivation, willingness to work without close supervision

Question 14

Theory Z:

Answer 14

Links motivation to well being, focus on family and overall well being

Question 15

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 15

states that human beings have 5 basic needs that motivate our behavior

Question 16

Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory

Answer 16

Hygiene Factors vs Motivator Factors:

Question 17

Hygiene Factor

Answer 17

working conditions, salary, company policies

Question 18

Motivator Factors

Answer 18

recognition, achievement, responsibility

Question 19

Parkinson’s Law

Answer 19

valid observation in project management that suggests work will expand to fill the time allotted for completion. This means that if a specific amount of time is given for a project, the work will often take up the entire duration, even if it could have been finished sooner

Question 20

Student Syndrome

Answer 20

Procrastinating until the last possible moment to start a task

Question 21

Imposter Syndrome:

Answer 21

Feeling like a fraud despite evidence of competence or success.

Question 22

Dropping the Baton:

Answer 22

Failing to hand off a task or responsibility smoothly between team members.

Question 23

Sandbagging

Answer 23

In project management, sandbagging refers to the practice of holding a complete work until the true due date arrives.

Question 24

Self-Preservation

Answer 24

Actions taken to protect oneself from harm or negative consequences

Question 25

Monochronic

Answer 25

Doing one thing at a time with a linear focus.

Question 26

Polychronic

Answer 26

Handling multiple tasks simultaneously with a fluid approach

Question 27

Gulf of Evaluation

Answer 27

The gap in understanding or appreciation between a system’s output and its users

Question 28

Project Buffer

Answer 28

Additional time or resources intentionally added to a project schedule to account for uncertainties.

Question 29

Resource Buffers

Answer 29

Allocating extra resources to critical tasks to prevent delays

Question 30

Sashimi

Answer 30

Breaking down a project into thin, manageable slices for incremental progress

Question 31

Discrete Effort

Answer 31

Work that can be measured and completed as distinct, separate tasks

Question 32

Dangle

Answer 32

A task or project left incomplete, hanging without resolution

Question 33

Stale Sandwich

Answer 33

A problem or issue that resurfaces after being temporarily resolved