Week 4 – Leadership And Influencing Skills – Shuffle Q/A 3

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

  • Create standardized, measurable, and scalable workflows.
  • Schedule time for thoughtful, inclusive discussions.
  • Reduce confusion by prioritizing tasks.
  • Encourage contributions from team members of all ranks.

38. 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?

  • Forming
  • Adjourning
  • Norming
  • Storming

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

  • Character
  • Role
  • Information
  • Knowledge

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

  • Impact
  • Meaning
  • Psychological safety
  • Dependability

41. In what ways does delegating work make project managers more effective leaders? Select all that apply.

  • It allows project managers to focus on the project as a whole.
  • It makes project managers better at meeting stakeholder needs.
  • It lets team members feel safe asking questions.
  • It gives team members a chance to add value to the project.

42. As a project manager, you begin working on a new project. You outline the project goals to the team. You also explain the tasks the team must complete for the project to succeed. What is this stage of Bruce Tuckman’s five stages of team development?

  • Adjourning
  • Norming
  • Storming
  • Forming

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

  • Provide air coverfor the team and communicate with the stakeholder.
  • Redo the project schedule and start the timeline again.
  • Say “yes” to the stakeholder and assign new tasks to the team members.
  • Start a new statement of work for the project and present it to the stakeholders.

44. As a project manager, you email all team members requesting their feedback on processes and their preferred method of collaboration. Which aspect of effective team building does this scenario demonstrate?

  • Promote trust.
  • Celebrate team success.
  • Delegate responsibility and prioritize tasks.
  • Communicate and listen.

45. 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
  • Democratic leadership
  • Strategic leadership
  • Authoritative leadership

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

  • Network
  • Reputation
  • Information
  • Character

Shuffle Q/A 4

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

  • They collaborate to solve problems in service of a shared goal.
  • They follow the directives of a single person.
  • They encourage accountability.
  • They foster creativity.

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

  • Complete a performance review for the team members.
  • Schedule a team meeting to go out for lunch.
  • Schedule a team meeting to review retrospectives.
  • Assign more tasks to team members for the next milestone.

Devendra Kumar

Project Management Apprentice at Google

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