In the next six questions there is no negative marking. The best answer carries one mark while other answer choices carry less than one mark.
Q80. You are the chief manager of an important project. There are six fairly independent parts of the project requiring different mix of skill set and knowledge base. The six parts are handled by different team leaders. At this time four of the teams are progressing well with their assigned parts. However, two teams are behind schedule and if this state of affairs continues the project would have time overrun. Part of the problem lies in the fact that some staff members in these two behind schedule teams have left the organization without replacement. In the situation what action should you take?
1. Talk to the two teams to collectively analyses what is the problem.
2. Hold the two team leaders to be responsible for delay and think of replacing them.
3. Inform higher management about the developments and request filling the vacant positions.
4. Explore the possibility of outsourcing some part of the work.
In the next six questions there is no negative marking. The best answer carries one mark while other answer choices carry less than one mark.
Q80. You are the chief manager of an important project. There are six fairly independent parts of the project requiring different mix of skill set and knowledge base. The six parts are handled by different team leaders. At this time four of the teams are progressing well with their assigned parts. However, two teams are behind schedule and if this state of affairs continues the project would have time overrun. Part of the problem lies in the fact that some staff members in these two behind schedule teams have left the organization without replacement. In the situation what action should you take?
1. Talk to the two teams to collectively analyses what is the problem.
2. Hold the two team leaders to be responsible for delay and think of replacing them.
3. Inform higher management about the developments and request filling the vacant positions.
4. Explore the possibility of outsourcing some part of the work.
The correct option is B (b) Only 1, 3 and 4
From the statement of the problem one does not know the reasons why two teams are behind, except that vacancy may be part of the problem. This reason may indeed be varied and the project owner regularly needs to update himself why some components are behind schedule. Thus, (I) is an essential step
Step (II) does not constitute an essential step at this time, because one does not know whether leadership is the problem in these two teams
Step (III) must be done. Higher management may even be able to provide useful guidance. Apart from that, their help may be needed to fill in vacancies.
Step (IV) is a good way to think. Sometimes part of work may be outsourced to rebalance workload of the teams.
Thus, contributions of responses (I), (II), (III) and (IV) to total one mark are, respectively, 0.5, 0. 0.25, and 0.25.
Hence (a), (b), (c) and (d) would respective get scores 0.5, 1, 0.25, and 0.75
Thus, (b) is the right answer choice.
(b) Only 1, 3 and 4
From the statement of the problem one does not know the reasons why two teams are behind, except that vacancy may be part of the problem. This reason may indeed be varied and the project owner regularly needs to update himself why some components are behind schedule. Thus, (I) is an essential step
Step (II) does not constitute an essential step at this time, because one does not know whether leadership is the problem in these two teams
Step (III) must be done. Higher management may even be able to provide useful guidance. Apart from that, their help may be needed to fill in vacancies.
Step (IV) is a good way to think. Sometimes part of work may be outsourced to rebalance workload of the teams.
Thus, contributions of responses (I), (II), (III) and (IV) to total one mark are, respectively, 0.5, 0. 0.25, and 0.25.
Hence (a), (b), (c) and (d) would respective get scores 0.5, 1, 0.25, and 0.75
Thus, (b) is the right answer choice.
