Section 14 : Introducing Project Resource Management

Question 1

Adjourning

Answer 1

Once the project is done, either the team moves onto other assignments as a unit, or the project team is disbanded and individual team members go on to other work.

Question 2

Authority power

Answer 2

Project management team members may have authority over other project team members, may have the ability to make decisions, and perhaps even sign approvals for project work and purchases.

Question 3

Coercive power

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Collaborate/problem solving

Answer 4

This approach confronts the problem head-on and is the preferred method of conflict resolution. Multiple viewpoints and perspectives contribute to the solution.

Question 5

Collective bargaining agreement constraints

Answer 5

Contracts and agreements with unions or other employee groups may serve as constraints on the project.

Question 6

Competency

Answer 6

This attribute defines what talents, skills, and capabilities are needed to complete the project work.

Question 7

Compromising

Answer 7

This approach requires that both parties give up something.

Question 8

Vroom’s expectancy theory

Answer 8

This theory states fhsg people will behave based on what they expect as a result of their behavior. In other words, people will work in relation to the directed reward.