PMP Questions ID 2693 you have accepted a position in a new company and have spent the first 30 days observing your tea

You have accepted a position in a new company and have spent the first 30 days observing your team. Your findings, unfortunately, are not encouraging. The team exhibits a lack of motivation, poor communication among team members, a lack of respect for you and your position, and project work results that are less than satisfactory. For a fleeting moment, you think about leaving but realize that’s not in keeping with the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. You know all of the following are true, given the circumstances, except for which one?

Select one

You will use ground rules, recognition and rewards, and personnel assessment tools, among others, to attempt to improve this dysfunctional team.

You will use interpersonal skills, training, and team-building activities, among others, to attempt to improve this dysfunctional team.

You know that quitting would not be in keeping with the Responsibility, Respect, Fairness, or Honesty domains of the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

You are carrying out activities associated with team management and realize that since you are new, the stages of team development will start over again at the forming stage.

Your virtual project team consists of 12 people in the same building you’re located in plus 4 people from the West Coast office, 2 people from the Kansas City office, and 6 people from the London office. Your office works different hours from all the other offices. Additionally, not all of the resources in your building are available at the same times during the day. Three of those 12 team members work swing shift hours. Which of the following are true?

Select three

The teams do not have the same project goals because of the differences in location. Your role is to make certain team members understand the goals and how you will be measuring their performance.

Team members should understand the expectations you have for them on the project, and you should make certain they understand the decision-making processes.

Your role is to communicate to all team members and make certain they understand the protocols for communicating with you and each other.

Your role is to make certain that team members are given credit for their performance and actions on the project.

A project manager is planning the kickoff meeting for a project that will have team members dispersed across nine countries. What can the project manager do to support an environment where diverse perspectives and views are encouraged and valued?

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Include videoconferencing as an option.

Have all team members attend the kickoff in person.

Hold diversity training.

Have each team member state their name and country.

Victor Vroom developed a theory that recognizes the belief that a positive outcome drives motivation. You are looking for a new position as a program manager. You don’t have the experience for this level of responsibility, but you are rationalizing that if you have enough motivation and can fudge a bit of experience on the application, you’re showing initiative, and hopefully, the outcome will be in your favor. What theory is this question describing, and what area within the Responsibility domain of the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct does this question refer to?

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Hygiene Theory and Professional Demeanor

Achievement Theory and Ensuring Integrity

Expectancy Theory and Accepting Assignments

Self-actualization level of the Hierarchy of Needs and Conflict of Interest

Recognition and rewards are important parts of team interaction. They are both formal ways of recognizing and promoting desirable behavior. Which of the following statements are true regarding reward and recognition?

Select three

They are an input of the Develop Team process.

They should be proportional to the achievement.

Rewards can kill motivation if used improperly.

Rewards should be linked to performance.

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