PMP Questions ID 2670 you are a contract project manager and have entered into the requirements gathering phase of your

You are a contract project manager and have entered into the requirements-gathering phase of your project. Two of the departments you’re working with on this project have competing interests regarding this project and have done everything they can, including sabotage, to undermine the work so far. To finish up the requirements-gathering phase, you will have to exert some influence. Which of the following statements is true regarding influencing the organization?

Select three

Influencing entails the ability to get things done.

Politics involves getting the people in these two departments to do things they wouldn’t otherwise do.

Influencing requires an understanding of the formal and informal structures of the organization, including the use of power and politics.

Power entails getting these two departments with competing interests cooperating effectively to achieve the goals of the project.

Dr. William Ouchi developed a theory that is concerned with increasing employees’ loyalty to their organizations and places emphasis on the well-being of the employees, both at work and outside of work. What is the name of this leadership theory?

Carina is a principal project manager of You’ve Got Dogs, a specialty company that creates custom dog apparel and toys. As part of her latest project, she struggles to rein in the team, who seem to be at each other’s throats. She knows everyone has good intentions, but they are not yet open and trusting with each other. What phase of the team development model is the team currently in?

You’ve just accepted a new project management assignment. The project is for a customer in a foreign country. You’ve requested a business analyst and two other project team members from the country the customer resides in to participate on your team. The remaining team members are from your country. You know that the best way to ensure that the project team doesn’t get bogged down in cultural differences and hold up project progress is to do which of the following?

Select one

Perform team-building exercises using videoconferencing to allow team members to get to know each other and get to the performing stage of team development as soon as possible.

Require project team members to read and sign the organization’s diversity policy.

Establish your role as project manager as the first order of business and require compliance with company policies.

Provide diversity training for all the team members to make them aware of cultural differences and teach them to function effectively as a team despite these differences.

Select one

Pushing one’s viewpoint at the expense of others

Incorporating multiple viewpoints and insights

Retreating from a potential conflict solution

Searching for solutions that bring some degree of satisfaction

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