Weekly Challenge 2 - Google Project Management

What is an example of measuring progress for a cross-functional team?

Defining key items and encouraging team members to ask questions.

As a project manager, you are careful to recognize team members' particular strengths and match them to tasks they are most capable of completing. What project management value does this represent?

Delegation

A key team member on the project you are managing decides to quit because they cannot come into the office every day. You offer to let them work from home three days a week, if they will stay on. Which interpersonal skill are you using?

Negotiation

As a project manager, you're an expert at determining which tasks are most critical to the success of a project and helping team members identify and break down large tasks into smaller steps. What project management value does this represent?

Prioritization

As a project manager, you learn that the stakeholders are changing the nature of the project and the team's deliverables will change as a result. You aren't sure how this will affect the team's tasks. How will you handle this ambiguity and deliver the news to the team?

Tell them you care about the challenges they are facing and are there to support them

When budgeting a project, what is the responsibility of a project manager?

Controlling costs to ensure more money isn't spent than what key stakeholders approved

As a project manager on a product team, which of the following responsibilities are part of your role within the team? Select all that apply.

Collaborate with other teams at the organization, Ensure that issues and risks are tracked and visible, Hold all team members accountable for their assigned tasks.

As a project manager, you give your team members opportunities to work directly with stakeholders and their teams. In doing this, you are utilizing interpersonal skills to fulfill what responsibility?

Empowering your team

You're a project manager on a team that is improving a product. When inspecting the project, you discover a defect. What action can you take that will simultaneously communicate and escalate the newly-found problem?

Have a meeting with stakeholders to make them aware of the product problem.

Which of the following is true of an effective project manager in an organization?

Have the necessary skills, knowledge, tools, and techniques for the project

As a project manager, you keep track of project activities so that you can demonstrate progress to your stakeholders. Which project management responsibility does this represent?

Managing tasks

Fill in the blank: _____ is when a project manager supports each individual on their team to meet expectations and exceed their own sense of personal potential.

Mentoring

As a project manager on a construction project, you learn that labor negotiations at one of your supplier's factories could temporarily interrupt future delivery of materials to your project. To minimize the impact of this circumstance, you order extra materials now, to carry your project through any future interruptions. Which flexible planning strategy did you use to deal with this situation?

Planning for risks and challenges

As a project manager impacting an organization, you want to break down barriers to help your team succeed. Which of the following would a project manager do to break down barriers?

Provide support for the team as they try new approaches to find solutions.

Which of the following are examples of external customers? Select all that apply.

Suppliers, Consumers, Contractors

As a project manager impacting an organization, you want to build a great team. Which of the following would a project manager do to build a great team? Select all that apply.

Take the time to understand each team member's motivations, strengths, and weaknesses.

As a project manager building a relationship with your customer, which of the following questions will help you focus on the customer? Select all that apply.

What is your hope for the outcome of this project? and What prompted you to ask for help at this time?

Yui is a project manager working for a clothing company developing a new line of winter sleepwear. Which of the following is necessary for Yui to manage this project effectively?

Yui must ensure team members understand their objectives and have what they need to be successful in their tasks.