Google Project Management: Project Execution: Running the Project Module 4 Challange

Which step in the ethical decision-making framework could include a question such as "Which option will produce the most good and do the least harm?"

Evaluate alternative actions.

What are Bruce Tuckman's five stages of team development?

Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning

Your company enacted new, family-friendly policies in order to support and retain employees. Benefits include longer paid leave, flexible work hours, and on-site daycare. Which leadership quality do these changes demonstrate?

Inclusive leadership

Which personal source of power refers to your ability to learn new skills for a project quickly?

Knowledge

Which source of organizational power refers to the people you are connected with professionally and personally?

Network

As a project manager, you want to provide air cover for your team by not explicitly saying "no" to a stakeholder's request. Which of the following are possible strategies to achieve this? Select all that apply.

Offer to respond to the stakeholder once you gather more information, which may provide time for the stakeholder to reconsider their request. Explain to the stakeholder that their request is not possible under the current constraints of the project.

Which of the five factors that impact team effectiveness is the most important?

Psychological safety

Which of the following are strategies a project manager can use to provide air cover for their team? Select all that apply.

Reject a stakeholder request without explicitly saying "no." (NOT) Take on tasks when stakeholders request additional work.

In what ways can project managers promote psychological safety? Select all that apply.

Schedule time for thoughtful, inclusive discussions. Encourage contributions from team members of all ranks.

Which of the following are true of work groups? Select all that apply

Their work is coordinated or controlled by a single person or entity. They work toward a common goal.

Your company introduces a new feedback system for employees to share ideas, report grievances, and receive follow-ups from leadership. This helps to align values within the team and promotes honesty, respect, and integrity. Which leadership quality does this change demonstrate?

(NOT) Inclusive leadership

A project manager dedicates five minutes at the end of each team meeting to discuss issues with a task or project. What is this stage of Bruce Tuckman's five stages of team development?

(NOT) Adjourning

How can project managers appreciate a team's hard work after they complete milestones in a project?

(NOT) Complete a performance review for the team members.

Which organizational source of power refers to your level of access and control over project details?

(NOT) Network

A stakeholder requests a new feature for the current milestone. How can the project manager protect the team and keep the stakeholder satisfied?

(NOT) Start a new statement of work for the project and present it to the stakeholders.

A group of quality assurance testers receives a new project. They will communicate solely with the project manager and development team to complete tasks. What term below represents this group?

(NOT) Team

In what ways can project managers listen and communicate effectively? Select all that apply.

Ask team members how they prefer to communicate. Hold regular team meetings.

Which of the following are common mistakes a person makes when attempting to influence others? Select all that apply.

Assume they can work through issues quickly Resist compromise Approach their audience too aggressively.

A project manager approaches another company for a project. They schedule only one meeting to define the partnership and discuss the details. What common mistake in effective influencing are they making?

Assume you can work through issues in a single conversation.

Your project team just launched a new website. You schedule time for your team to meet and you treat them to lunch. Which aspect of effective team building does this scenario demonstrate?

Celebrate team success

What responsibilities do project managers have during the forming stage of team development? Select all that apply.

Clarify project roles and goals Provide context about the project (NOT) Establish new team norms.

Which of the following is not a step in the ethical decision-making framework developed by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics?

Consider the personal benefits.

A project manager regularly communicates with team members, ensures documentation is accessible, and schedules regular check-ins. Which inclusive leadership principle are they practicing?

Create equal opportunity for the team to succeed.

You are managing a long-term project with few clear milestones. To keep up momentum and morale, you wrap up weekly meetings by highlighting the team's best work. Which aspect of effective team building does this scenario demonstrate?

Create motivation

While working on a project, you frequently request a list of completed tasks from your team members. To solve this, you create a process for team members to update their task status in a daily chat message. Which aspect of effective team building does this scenario demonstrate?

Create systems that turn chaos into order

As a project manager, you want to create an environment where teammates are reliable and able to complete their work on time. Which of the five elements of effective teams does this represent?

Dependability

A group forms in your company to solve problems and complete important tasks together instead of independently. Which term describes this group?

Work group (NOT)