In terms of overall organisational authority structures, what does the authority of the project manager in relation to the functional managers tend to be? A. Greater. B. Equal. C. Same. D. Variable. 2.39 In terms of an organisation's objectives, what do project objectives tend to be? A. Central. B. Supplementary. C. Complementary. D. Irrelevant. 2.40 In terms of overall organisational life span, what does a project life span tend to be? A. Longer. B. Comparable. C. Shorter. D. Intermediate and variable. 2.41 Which of the following is correct? Project managers operate within what is sometimes referred to as the 'project management chair'. This implies communication and control involving A. one level. B. two levels. C. three levels. D. four levels. 2.42 Which of the following is correct? Most retrospective monitoring and control in project management is based on A. variance analysis. B. cost-benefit analysis. C. performance analysis. D. earned-value analysis. Project Team Processes 2.43 Organisations can be set up and operated in different ways. What would a pure functional organisation be typical of? A. A football team. B. A research division. C. A university faculty. D. A government department. 2.44 What would a pure project organisation be typical of? A. A football team. B. A research division. C. A university faculty. D. A government department. Module 2/ Individual and Team Issues Project Management Edinburgh Business School 2/81 2.45 A matrix or internal (non-executive) project management structure represents a combination of functional and project philosophies. Which of the following example is correct? A. A football team. B. A research division. C. A university faculty. D. A government department. 2.46 What do project teams within internal (non-executive) project management systems tend to be? A. Unidisciplinary. B. Bidisciplinary. C. Multidisciplinary. D. Other. 2.47 Which of the following is correct? Sentience is the tendency for project team members to A. associate with each other. B. be bidisciplinary. C. be multidisciplinary. D. associate with members with a similar background. 2.48 Which of the following is correct? Differentiation is the tendency for project teams to A. integrate. B. fragment. C. unify. D. evolve. 2.49 Which of the following is correct? Interdependency is the tendency for multidisciplinary project teams to develop A. dependencies between ideas. B. dependencies between people. C. dependencies between objectives. D. dependencies between sub-teams. Project Team Staffing Profile and Operation 2.50 Which of the following is correct? In internal (non-executive) project management scenarios, project team members are generally recruited from A. functional teams. B. other project teams. C. outside the organisation. D. Other. 2.51 The project team should contain a balance of a number of different types of skills. What should they comprise? A. Technical skills. B. Management skills. C. Other skills. D. Technical, management and other skills. Module 2/ Individual and Team Issues 2/82 Edinburgh Business School Project Management Project Team Evolution 2.52 Project teams evolve through established evolutionary phases. What is the chronological sequence? A. Forming, storming, norming and performing. B. Storming, forming, norming and performing. C. Norming, performing, forming and storming. D. Performing, storming, norming and forming. Project Team Motivation 2.53 Which of the following is correct? McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y are based on perceived individual characteristics of A. communication. B. interaction. C. motivation. D. stress. 2.54 Which of the following is correct? Equity theory is based on individuals' perceptions of their contribution to an organisation in relation to their cost relative to A. organisational objectives. B. project team objectives. C. other project team members. D. other. 2.55 Which of the following is correct? Expectancy theory is based on an individual's perceptions of what he or she can obtain from the organisation in the longer term in return for A. current actions. B. past actions. C. future actions. D. Other. Project Team Communications 2.56 Which of the following is correct? Project teams tend to be characterised by A. internal communications. B. external communications. C. formal communications. D. informal communications. E. All of the above. F. Some of the above. G. None of the above. Project Team Stress 2.57 Which is correct? All project team members are subject to stress. The stress that is experienced by any individual project team member is a function of A. individual stress. B. external stress. C. work stress. D. All of the above. Module 2/ Individual and Team Issues Project Management Edinburgh Business School 2/83 E. Some of the above. F. None of the above. Conflict Identification and Resolution 2.58 Which of the following is correct? Conflict within project teams relates to a number of different areas. Generally, the greater the heterogeneity of the project team A. the greater the potential for conflict. B. the lesser the potential for conflict. C. the potential for conflict remains unchanged. D. None of the above. 2.59 Which of the following is correct? Generally, the greater the degree of authority of the project manager within the organisation A. the greater the potential for conflict. B. the smaller potential for conflict. C. the potential for conflict remains unchanged. D. None of the above. Mini-Case