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Question #: 36
Topic #: 1
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Eight highly qualified experts have been assembled to work for a 6-month period on a specific aspect of an organization's product development process.
How should the project manager support this team to succeed?

  • A. Define roles and targets for all team members and regularly follow up with one-to-one meetings to review progress.
  • B. Hand over control of specific aspects of their roles as experts and let them agree on their own timelines and targets.
  • C. Work with the team members to define the overall objective and support them to engage around the goal.
  • D. Bring in a senior colleague who is also an expert to ensure the team is on track to achieve the goals and objectives.
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

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Princessviv96
1 week, 5 days ago
Selected Answer: C
C is the correct answer, since these team members are highly skilled they do not need micromanagement but rather a clear definition of project objective and support when and where needed granting them full autonomy to utilize their skills towards the overall success of the project.
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Selected Answer: C
work with the team
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DJTrowell
5 months, 1 week ago
C Involving the experts in defining the overall objective fosters a sense of ownership and commitment to the project. It encourages collaboration and engagement among team members, leveraging their expertise to create a shared vision. By supporting them around this common goal, the project manager facilitates a cohesive team dynamic and enhances motivation, which is essential for achieving project success.
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43a41d4
6 months ago
Selected Answer: C
Answer "C" is the best solution. Involving the team with the collaboration mindset is better to achieve project goal.
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Pragati06
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Answer should be C to work in collaboration to chieve common goal
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Lagz
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: C
C is the answer
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NVHNVH
12 months ago
Selected Answer: C
son equipos expertos
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BuviD
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: C
C. Work with the team members to define the overall objective and support them to engage around the goal.
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GabMonterey
1 year, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: C
Answer is C, question is how you support the team so C.
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Farooqsm
1 year, 4 months ago
Answer is C. Because question is how should the project manager support the team ? He can sypport them by working with them
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Pranav2204
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: C
C is the answer
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Asakthi
1 year, 8 months ago
Selected Answer: C
Aim of a team is to achieve common goal
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Muntadher
1 year, 8 months ago
Can i ask why not B ? they are expert and they can manage themselves. he can cascade some authority for them with minimal supervision to make sure they are on track... althogh C can be as well.
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Akilap
1 year, 5 months ago
I assume that "B" is wrong because these words; "on their own timelines and targets" !!!
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victory108
1 year, 11 months ago
Selected Answer: C
C. Work with the team members to define the overall objective and support them to engage around the goal
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Anna12675
1 year, 11 months ago
Selected Answer: C
voted c
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RaajAli109
2 years, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: C
We can't handover to project teams even their high level of expertise.. PM should work with team to set objectives not to give control to team
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achacyrille
2 years, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: C
The PM si a servant leader that should act like a facilitator to the highly qualified team members in establishing a safe, trustworthy and transparent working environement while communioning them to a common project goal.
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