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154.Answer:B.
PMBOK® Guide, page 341 , Section9.4.2.4
Interpersonal and Team Skills
Teambuilding.Teambuildingisconductingactivitiesthatenhancetheteam’ssocialrelationsand
buildacollaborativeandcooperativeworkingenvironment.Teambuildingactivitiescanvaryfroma
five-minuteagendaiteminastatusreviewmeetingtoanoffsite,professionally facilitatedevent
designedtoimproveinterpersonalrelationships.Theobjectiveofteam-buildingactivitiesistohelp
individualteammembersworktogethereffectively.Team-buildingstrategiesareparticularly valuable
whenteammembersoperatefromremotelocationswithoutthebenefitofface-to-face contact.
Informalcommunication andactivities canhelpinbuildingtrustandestablishinggood working
relationships.Whileteambuildingisessentialduringtheinitialstagesofaproject,itshould bea
continuous process. Changes in a project environment are inevitable, and to manage them
effectively, acontinuous or renewed team-buildingeffortmay be applied. Theproject manager
shouldcontinually monitor teamfunctionalityand performance to determineif any actions are
neededtopreventorcorrectvariousteamproblems.
155.Answer:C.
PMBOK® Guide, page 342 , Section9.4.2.6
Training
Trainingincludesallactivitiesdesignedtoenhancethecompetenciesoftheprojectteammembers.
Training can be formal or informal. Examples of training methods include classroom, online,
computer-based,on-the-jobtrainingfromanotherprojectteammember,mentoring,andcoaching. If
project team members lack the necessary management or technical skills, such skills can be
developed aspartoftheprojectwork.Scheduledtrainingtakesplaceasstatedintheresource
management plan.Unplanned trainingtakes placeasa result ofobservation, conversation,and
projectperformanceappraisalsconductedduringmanagementoftheprojectteam.Trainingcosts
couldbeincludedintheprojectbudgetorsupportedbytheperformingorganizationiftheadded
skillsmaybeusefulforfutureprojects.Itmaybeperformedbyin-houseorbyexternaltrainers.
156.Answer:C.
PMBOK® Guide, page 343 , Section9.4.3.1
Team Performance Assessments
Asprojectteamdevelopmenteffortsuchastraining,teambuilding,andcolocationareimplemented,
the project management team makes formal or informal assessments of the project team’s
effectiveness.Effectiveteamdevelopmentstrategiesandactivitiesexpectedtoincreasethe team’s
performance,whichincreasesthelikelihoodofmeetingprojectobjectives.Theevaluationofateam’s
effectivenessmayincludeindicatorssuchas:
o Improvements in skills that allow individuals to perform assignments moreeffectively;
o Improvements in competencies that help team members perform better as ateam;