3- Role of the Project Manager

Since project managers need to employ both leadership and management in order to be successful, the PMBOK® Guide compares "Team Management" and "Team Leadership". According to the PMBOK® Guide, which is not listed as "Team Leadership" style?

Ask how and when

Challenge status quo

Focus on long-range vision

Ask what and why

Focusing on other people's growth, learning, development, autonomy and well-being are characteristics of which leadership style?

Servant leader

Transformational

Laissez-faire

Interactional

Derrick, an experienced project manager, has realized that to be successful, he needs to rely on expert judgment and must also be aware of his personal expertise and where to find others with the needed expertise. What skill set is being described in this scenario?

Technical project management skills.

Program management skills.

Strategic and business management skills.

Leadership.

Ian is a new project manager and is working diligently to learn as much as he possibly can about project management in order to be a successful project manager. To do this, he realizes that he must develop his leadership skills, management skills, team-building skills, and his coaching skills. Ian is currently directing other people to get from one point to another using a known set of expected behaviors. What PMBOK® term is being described in this scenario?

Management

Leadership

Coaching

Team-building

The person assigned by the performing organization to lead a team that is responsible for achieving project objectives is known as the?

Project manager

Operations manager

Project sponsor

Functional manager

Maura, an experienced project manager, is having an in-depth discussion with Janis, the project sponsor. Janis wants to hire more project managers to handle the increasing number of possible projects and asks Maura about the top leadership skills that a successful project manager should possess? Which skill will not be included in Maura's response?

The ability to apply product and industry expertise.

The ability to guide others.

The ability to motivate others.

The ability to direct others.

When combined, technical project management skills, leadership skills and strategic and business management skills are known as?

The PMI Talent Triangle®

Operational excellence

The iron triangle

Organizational project management

Robert is a new project manager and is being coached by John, an experienced project manager. John is currently training Robert on the qualities and skills of a leader, and focusing on the topics of managing relationships and conflicts. According to the PMBOK® Guide, which of the following is not part of managing relationships and conflicts?

Exhibiting integrity and being culturally sensitive.

Applying persuasion, negotiation, compromise, and conflict resolution skills.

Continuously developing and applying political acumen.

Balancing completing and opposing goals.

The skills to effectively apply project management knowledge to deliver the desired outcomes for projects or programs, are known as?

Technical project management skills.

Functional project management skills.

Communications management skills.

Leadership skills.

The ability for a project manger to perform integration is a critical skill for project managers, which is not listed in the PMBOK® Guide as a performing integration level?

Performing integration at the process group level.

Performing integration at the context level.

Performing integration at the cognitive level.

Performing integration at the process level.

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