Q4.Which is NOT a recommended way to hone your competitive edge?
A Learn to use all your powers appropriately
B Learn to like your team
C Assess your team’s health regularly
D Balance your stress level
Q5.Which one of the following best qualifies as an intrinsic (internal) motivation?
A Desire to gain useful skills and experience
B Desire for a positive performance review
C Desire for recognition
D Desire to please the boss
Q11.Based on the People-Capability Maturity Model, which one of the following is Characteristic of Level 3 – Defined Maturity?
A Each project or workgroup follows best practices, resulting in effective policies and procedures at the organizational level
B Teams follow a disciplined approach, but each project or workgroup has its own way of performing tasks
C Workgroups are empowered to use quantitative data to produce measurable and predictable improvements to performance and outcomes
D Workgroups and best practices are well-established, leading to consistent and predictable results from one project to the next
Q14.The success of any motivational strategy you develop most depends on
A How closely it aligns with project goals, processes, and desired behaviors
B How closely it aligns with individual goals and team chemistry
C Your ability to “sell” it to the team
D Your ability to deliver the necessary rewards and recognition
Q15.Using emotions (Level 2) is defined as
A Generating emotions to solve problems
B Generating emotions to interact more successfully
C Regulating feelings to accommodate others
D Using emotions to get whatever you want
Q20.As you are developing your plan for how to motivate the individuals
on your team, it’s essential to consider their personal goals, __________,
what obstacles are in the way, and what you can do to remove them.
A Your project goals
B Your overall motivational strategy
C The organization’s goals
D Whether the goal is attainable
Q26.The Green Tail Theory can be interpreted to mean
A Feedback you receive from one person may say more about them than you
B If there is a pattern to the feedback you’ve received over time, there may be something valid in it
C When it comes to feedback, consider the source
D All of the above Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I am just confused a bit, is this a PMI Certification called Practical Project Management ? Because I am like Sante, can't relate to PMP. Saving Changes...
Motivating people is a large part of the project manager’s job, It can be difficult because not everyone is motivated by the same type of reward.
motivation factors lead to higher individual performance, please check MOTIVATION-HYGIENE THEORY of Frederick Herzberg as brief:
Hygiene Factors Motivation Factors
Policies Achievement
Administration Recognition
Working conditions Growth
Salary Advancement
Status Interest in the job
Supervision Job challenge
Security
Also review of MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS will give you more info.
Louise KrupakRetired - Sr. Risk Analyst Lead/Project Manager| VanguardPlymouth Meeting, Pa, United States
Which version of the PMBOK are you studying from? I do not recall the Green Tail Theory being in version 5 (question 26). Saving Changes...
Jesse OlmsteadProgram Manager, Foreign Military Sales| GTMR, IncMiddleburg, Fl, United States
Green Tail Theory is very simple. It has nothing to do with stats.
-If one person tells you that you have a green tail, you might think they are nuts.
-If another person tells you that you have a green tail, you might think that the world has gotten a little weird.
-If three people tell you that you have a green tail, you better turn around and look.
This means when it comes to feedback consider the source. Also, the feedback you receive from one person may say more about them than you. Lastly, If there is a pattern to the feedback that you have received over time, there may be something valid in it.
I have taken this information from the Villanova University Mastering Project Management Study Guide. Saving Changes...
As per me answers are as follows:- Q4(B) Q5(A) Q11(A)
Q14(A) Q15(B) Q20(B) Q26( i am not clear on this theory)
Now please advise your view and if my answers are correct or not.
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