Applying This Chapter

$1.$ Consider the following assertion: "A project manager can delegate

authority, but he or she can't delegate responsibility; responsibility can

only be shared." What is one specific situation that illustrates this

assertion?

$2.$ Two team members on the large multidisciplinary product testing team you project manage are consistently late turning in weekly reports. When you spoke with each of the team members individually, they both said, essentially, that you aren't their manager so$,$ getting their reports to you is of secondary importance to them. What are two specific things you can do to encourage these team members to contribute to the project on time?

$5.$ miguel is project managing a research team that will be testing various microprocessor designs for at least the next $18$ months. The groups has a strong goal $($ develop a processor that works efficently more than $150$ meters below sea level$),$ but Miguel can do to motivate his team over the next months?