Chapter 5: Leading and Managing Project Teams

1. You are a project manager leading an IT development project. Halfway through your project, you realize you need to hire an additional worker in order to complete the project on time. How will you convince your project sponsors to authorize the hire? How will you on-board your new worker?
2. Describe how to use project documents to help a team progress through the stages of development.
3. How can a project manager promote the needs of the organization during the norming phase?
4. How can a project manager promote the team members needs during the forming stage?
5. Describe what a high-performing project team can do.
6. Describe, what you believe are the four most important characteristics of high-performing project teams. Tell why you believe each is so critical, explain how they are related to each other, and give at least two specific suggestions for each.
7. Assess your individual capability for project teamwork. Tell why you feel you are strong in certain capabilities and give strategies for improving in areas you feel you need to develop.
8. What is meant by the term situational leadership? How can you apply this as a project manager?
9. Describe the three responsibilities of project team members.
10. Pick the four ground rule topics for project teams that you believe are the most important. Tell why you believe each is so critical, explain how they are related to each other, and give at least two specific suggestions for each.
11. Using examples, describe how a project manager can use active listening. Why is this useful?
12. Describe each method of decision making a project team may use. Using examples, tell when each is most appropriate.