Project HR Management
About the Lecture
The lecture Project HR Management by Whizlabs Software is from the course Project Management Professional - Training. It contains the following chapters:
- Introduction
- Plan Human Resource Management
- Acquire Project team
- Develop Project team
- Manage Project team
- Leadership
- Few more points
Included Quiz Questions
Which of the following is not part of Plan HR Management?
- Resource requirement estimation
- Required skill sets
- Training plan for project team members
- Reward & recognition criteria
A project manager is responsible for a project to upgrade & design an existing car model. The project team consists of various teams. The project manager is documenting the reporting relationship within the project. Which document is the project manager working on?
- Human resource management plan
- Organizational process assets
- Resource calendar
- Resource histogram
You have been appointed as a project manager for an application development project. You have found that, it was decided to include the name of a few team members in the Project Charter itself. This is an example of:
- Pre-Assignment
- Acquire Project team
- Virtual team
- Negotiation
You are in charge of an application development project. You need a database administrator only for few weeks. You decide to utilize a resource from a different location who would work remotely and complete his part of execution. This is an example of:
- Virtual team
- Acquire Project team
- Pre-Assignment
- Negotiation
Various team leads have complained to the project manager that the team members are not working as expected. There have been disciplinary issues reported. What can be used to establish clear expectations regarding acceptable behavior by Project team members?
- Ground Rules
- Collocation
- Rewarding desirable behavior.
- Staffing management plan
A project team has been formed for a system integration project. Since the team members come from multiple departments, they are suspicious of each other and not open to differing ideas. Which Stage of the Team formation will be impacted first in this context?
- Storming
- Norming
- Performing
- Forming
What is an advantage of ‘Smoothing’ conflict resolution style over ‘Avoiding’ conflict resolution style?
- ‘Smoothing’ helps gaining better cooperation from the other party towards issue resolution
- ‘Avoiding’ would leave the problem as is & would cause potential damage.
- ‘Smoothing’ helps buy more time for problem resolution
- Smoothing may resolve the conflict in some cases, avoiding won’t.
You are the Project manager for constructing a building, where you deal with various material suppliers. There is a conflict between you and the vendor, because the vendor has just informed you of his inability to meet the original schedule of material delivery. This would impact the project schedule. You inform the vendor that you will accept the delay only if he accepts 10% less payment. This is an example of:
- Compromising
- Confronting
- Penalizing
- Forcing
As per Herzberg’s theory, which of the following is the ‘motivating factor’
- The work itself
- Training
- Career path
- Promotion
You are the Project manager for constructing a building. You decided to create a reward & recognition plan where you considered the various levels of motivation for various groups of team members. Which is the best motivational theory to follow for you?
- Maslow’s theory
- Herzberg’s theory
- McGregor’s theory
- Expectancy theory
During the planning phase of the project, two team members have a conflict over the approach to complete a deliverable. You simply decided to let the senior team member decide the approach. This is an example of which conflict resolution style?
- Forcing
- Compromising
- Penalizing
- Confronting
You are in the middle of a system upgrade project when one of your team leads left the project due to some unavoidable circumstances. You decided to promote the team member who’s technically most efficient as a team lead of that team. This is an example of:
- Halo effect
- Responsibility assignment
- Fringe benefit
- Reward & recognition
Which of the following is best facilitated by analyzing Resource Histogram patterns?
- Resource Leveling
- Crashing
- Fast tracking
- Responsibility assignment
Which is the most effective leadership style?
- Participative
- Autocratic
- Delegating
- Laissez-Faire
Your project requires working during the weekends & nightshifts. Due to this, the team members are not willing to be part of the execution team. Which of the following is a best option for the Project Manager?
- Develop an appropriate Reward and Recognition Systems
- Rework the project schedule to avoid night & weekend shifts.
- Outsource the project execution.
- Use ‘Forcing’ conflict Management techniques
Two SMEs have come to consult the Project Manager. They have a conflict over defining QC parameters. The Project Manager says he is busy and he will look into the problem later. This is an illustration of:
- Avoiding
- Confronting
- Forcing
- Delegation
Few new team members have joined the team as the Project manager has decided to Crash few activities on the critical path. The Project Manager observes that the team members do not have adequate technical knowledge. Which of the following is the best option for the Project Manager?
- Arrange to provide training with the help of Contingency reserve.
- Ask the sponsor to arrange for trainings.
- Cancel crashing & switch to fast tracking.
- Ask the new team members to shadow the existing project team.
You have taken over a project as a project manager while the project is already half way through the execution stage. During the team meeting, you observe that team members are not clear on who’s supposed to deliver what. Which is the document that might have been poorly illustrated and resulted into this situation?
- Responsibility assignment matrix
- Resource breakdown structure.
- Resource histogram
- Staffing management plan
A project manager is facing challenges with an underperforming team member. He decides to escalate the issue to the program manager as repeated feedback did not work. What power does the project manager use in this case?
- Referent
- Penalty
- Formal
- Delegate
________ is placing most or all of the project team members in the same office building to enhance their ability to perform as a team.
- Co-location
- Ground rule
- Team building
- Virtual team
Author of lecture Project HR Management
Whizlabs Software
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Excerpts from the accompanying material
... for the project, acquire the human resources, train the resources to shape up the project team and manage them to ensure optimal utilization of resources. 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management: The objective of this process is to create a Human Resource Management Plan. Human Resource Management Plan: As part of human resource planning, the project manager determines project roles & responsibilities. ...
... Collective bargaining agreements: Contractual agreements with unions or other employee groups can require certain roles or reporting relationships. Economic conditions: Hiring freezes, reduced training funds, or a lack of travel budget are examples of economic conditions that can restrict staffing options. 9.2 Acquire Project team: This process is about acquiring the human resources required to accomplish the project. ...
... Negotiation: Staff assignments are often negotiated, mainly with functional managers, other project management teams or even with suppliers, vendors, contractors in some cases. Acquisition: Organization lacks the in-house staff needed to complete the project, the required services can be acquired from outside sources. Hiring individual consultants or subcon tracting. Virtual teams can be defined as groups of people with a shared goal, who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting face to face. ...
... Forming: Team meets and learns about the project and their formal roles & responsibilities. Team members tend to be independent & not as open in this phase. Storming: Team begins to address the project work, technical decisions, and the project management approach. If team members are not open to differing ideas and perspective, the environment can become counterproductive. ...
... Management team observes team behavior, manages conflict, resolves issues, and appraises team member performance. Management of the project team is complicated when team members are accountable to both a functional manager and the project manager within a matrix organization. ...
... Delegative (Laissez-Faire): The leader allows the team members to make the decisions, while still being responsible for the decision. Powers of Project Managers: (Ordered as recommended) Expert: Expertise in the project related work Reward: Giving out rewards. Formal: Based on the position Referent: Referring to senior management Penalty: Authority to penalize within the project framework. ...
... Withdrawal: It never results in a solution, worst of all the techniques. Also Remember: Perquisites (Perks): Parking Spaces, Corner offices, executive dining. Fringe Benefits: Education, benefits, insurance, profit sharing ...
