Project Execution: Running the Project Weekly Challenge 4 Quiz Answer

Project Execution: Running the Project Weekly Challenge 4 Quiz Answer

Weekly Challenge 4

Question 1)

Which of the following are true of teams? Select all that apply.

• Foster creativity
• Follow the directives of a single person
• Collaborate to solve problems in service of a shared goal
• Encourage accountability

Question 2)

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?

• Structure and clarity
• Psychological safety
• Dependability 
• Impact

Question 3)

Imagine you are project managing a merger between two healthcare companies. The project is large and complex, so you send out weekly emails highlighting the most important tasks. Which aspect of effective team building does this scenario demonstrate? 

• Listen and ask questions
• Celebrate team success
• Prioritize tasks
• Promote psychological safety

Question 4)

In what two ways can project managers listen and communicate effectively?

• Ask team members how they prefer to communicate
• Celebrate team success and milestones
• Create motivation by rewarding good work
• Hold regular team meetings 

Question 5)

Which of the following actions can a project manager take to support team development? Select all that apply.

• Celebrate final milestones and successes
• Delegate tasks and motivate team members
• Encourage competition between team members
• Resolve conflicts and listen as the team addresses problems

Question 6)

What are the four main organizational sources of power?

• Role, information, network, and reputation

Question 6)

Imagine 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?

• Authoritative leadership
• Inclusive leadership
• Democratic leadership
• Strategic leadership

Question 7)

Imagine a tech company wants to use another firm’s processor in its new laptop. The project manager writes to the firm’s CEO about the mutual benefits and projected sales numbers. Which steps of effective influencing is the project manager demonstrating? Select all that apply. 

• Connect emotionally
• Provide evidence
• Establish credibility
• Frame for common ground

Question 8)

What are the four main organizational sources of power?

• Role, information, network, and reputation

Question 9)

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

• Network
• Character
• Role
• Reputation

Question 10)

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?”

• Make a decision and test it.
• Recognize an ethical issue.
• Evaluate alternative actions.
• Act and reflect on the outcome.

Question 11)

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 two possible strategies to achieve this?

• Refer the stakeholder to project management best practices such as how to effectively complete a project.

• Offer to get back to the stakeholder once you gather more information, which may provide time for the stakeholder to reconsider their request.

• Have each teammate email the stakeholder giving their perspectives on why the request cannot be completed.

• Explain to the stakeholder that their request won’t be possible under the current constraints of the project.

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Question 12)

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

• Meaning
• Impact
• Dependability
• Psychological safety

Question 13)

Imagine 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? 

• Listen and ask questions
• Create motivation
• Delegate responsibility
• Prioritize tasks

Question 14)

In what two ways does delegating work make project managers more effective leaders?

• Gives team members a chance to add value to the project
• Allows project managers to focus on the project as a whole
• Lets team members feel safe asking questions
• Makes project managers better at meeting stakeholder needs

Question 15)

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

• Conforming, warming, norming, transforming, conforming
• Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
• Conforming, storming, informing, transforming, adjourning 
• Forming, warming, informing, performing, adjourning

Question 16)

Imagine 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?

• Ethical leadership
• Democratic leadership
• Inclusive leadership
• Strategic leadership

Question 17)

What are Jay A. Conger’s four steps to effective influencing?

• Motivate the team; manage team dynamics, resolve conflicts, and celebrate milestones

• Form the team, storm through conflict, norm practices, and perform actions

• Create equal opportunities, foster a culture of respect; demonstrate ethical leadership, and align values with the team

• Establish credibility, frame for common ground, provide evidence, and connect emotionally

Question 18)

Which of the following are steps in the ethical decision-making framework developed by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics? Select all that apply.

• Make a decision and test it.
• Weigh the benefits.
• Evaluate alternative actions.
• Recognize an ethical issue.
• Get the facts.

Question 19)

What can project managers do to listen and communicate effectively? Select all that apply.

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

Question 20)

Which three of the following are benefits of teamwork?

• Encourages accountability 
• Helps teams meet project goals
• Fosters creativity
• Clarifies roles and responsibilities

Question 21)

Imagine you manage a large marketing team working on a new campaign. You want each individual to understand their job expectations and the consequences of their performance. To aid in this, you set up a central project tracker so the team can follow their progress. Which of the five elements of effective teams does this scenario demonstrate?

• Dependability 
• Structure and clarity
• Psychological safety
• Meaning

Question 22)

Imagine you lead a team that keeps failing to hit its weekly targets. To help them get back on track, you ask them to record the time they spend on each task for five days. You then use this data to better scale the team’s work to hit upcoming targets. Which aspect of effective team building does this scenario demonstrate?

• Promote trust and psychological safety

• Create systems that turn chaos into order

• Delegate responsibility and prioritize tasks

• Demonstrate empathy and create motivation

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Question 23)

Which of the following are common mistakes when one attempts to influence others? Select all that apply.

• Resist compromise
• Assume they can work through issues quickly
• Connect emotionally with their audience
• Approach their audience too aggressively

Question 24)

As a project manager, which three of the following are your organizational sources of power? Select all that apply.

• Network
• Reputation
• Character
• Role

Question 25)

Which of the following statements best describes a project manager providing air cover for their team?

• Creates a proposal to increase the project’s timeline, budget, or scope
• Shields teammates from having to communicate with stakeholders and leadership
• Fills in where there are task and skill gaps within the team
• Supports and protects a team from out-of-scope requests or criticism from leadership

Question 26)

What can project managers do to support ethical and inclusive leadership? Select all that apply.

• Create equal opportunities for team members to succeed
• Foster a culture of respect
• Invite and integrate diverse perspectives
• Delegate tasks and motivate team members

Question 27)

In what two ways can project managers promote psychological safety? 

• Create standardized, measurable, and scalable workflows

• Reduce ambiguity by prioritizing tasks

• Encourage contributions from team members of all ranks

• Schedule time for thoughtful, inclusive discussions

Question 28)

Imagine your company introduces a new feedback system for employees to share ideas and report grievances anonymously. Which leadership quality does this change demonstrate?

• Ethical leadership

Question 29)

Which of the following are benefits of teamwork? Select all that apply.

• Helps teams meet project goals

• Fosters creativity

• Encourages accountability

Question 30)

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

• Make a decision and test it.
• Evaluate alternative actions.
• Get the facts.
• Consider the personal benefits.

Question 31)

What can project managers do to promote psychological safety? Select all that apply

• Encourage contributions from team members of all ranks

• Schedule time for thoughtful, inclusive discussions

Question 32)

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

• Their work is independent of a managerial hierarchy.
• They work toward a common goal.
• Their work is coordinated or controlled by a single person or entity.
• They work with minimal oversight.

Question 33)

Which of the following are benefits of teamwork? Select all that apply.

• Helps teams meet project goals

• Fosters creativity

• Encourages accountability

Question 34)

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”

• Take on tasks when stakeholders request additional work

• Increase the project’s scope to satisfy stakeholder requests

• Limit teammates’ knowledge of stakeholder requests

Question 35)

As a project manager, which of the following are personal sources of power? Select all that apply.

• Character
• Information
• Knowledge
• Role

Question 36)

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

• Provide context about the project
• Clarify project roles and goals
• Establish new team norms
• Listen as the team addresses problems