1. Describe the steps you would take to assemble a project team.
2. . A team is more than an assembled group of people. A successful team is does not just happen. If you were working on a project team, what specific steps might you take to build team spirit?
3. Groups mature over time, increasing their effectiveness and productivity. How would you describe the stages of group development, and what do you feel is the responsibility of a project team leader in fostering group development? How does a mature group act more effectively?
4. Personal conflicts are inevitable in a team environment. What general types of conflicts typically arise? What are the most common sources of conflicts? Finally, what are the most common methods of resolving conflicts?
5. How do you define risk management and project risk? What is the relationship between risk and opportunity? Why does the period of highest risk impact occur during the latter period of the project life cycle?
6. The Risk Management Assessment Matrix on Page 226 assigns risks such as those listed in Table 7.2 on the basis of the consequences or impact being low or relatively minor in nature and high or relatively major in nature against the likelihood of a low or a high probability of occurrence. Explain why you think this is or is not a good management tool for assessing risks? Examine Table 7.3 on page 228. How useful is this tool for evaluating risk? Explain your answer
7. What is the purpose behind documenting risks, your responses to these risks, and the outcomes? Do you think this would be a useful source of information for other project managers? Explain your answer.
8. PRAM is a different approach to risk management. Describe how this system works and compare it with the four-step systematic approach. Describe any inherent advantages or disadvantages you see in using PRAM over the four-step systematic approach.