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What are the 4 Processes in HR Management
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Develop human resource plan
Acquire project team Develop project team Manage project team |
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What was Maslows model to understand motivation
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MASLOW’s Hierarchy of Needs
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McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory
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David McClelland proposed that an individual's specific needs are acquired over time and are shaped by one's life experiences. Most of these needs can be classed as either achievement, affiliation, or power. A person's motivation and effectiveness in certain job functions are influenced by these three needs.
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What does McGregor Theory X say
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management assumes employees are inherently lazy and will avoid work if they can and that they inherently dislike work. As a result of this, management believes that workers need to be closely supervised and comprehensive systems of controls developed.
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What does McGregor Theory Y say
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In this theory, management assumes employees may be ambitious and self-motivated and exercise self-control. It is believed that employees enjoy their mental and physical work duties.
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What is Ouchi Theory Z say
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Theory Z focused on increasing employee loyalty to the company by providing a job for life with a strong focus on the well-being of the employee, both on and off the job.
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What is power
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Power is the potential ability to influence behavior to get people to do things they would not otherwise do
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What are the different types of power
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Coercive
Legitimate Expert Reward Referent |
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What did Thamhain & Wilemon find out about the success of projects
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When project managers relied to heavily on authority, money, and penalty projects tended to fail. When they relied on work challenges and expertise to influence people, projects were successful
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What are covey's 7 habits to improving effectiveness
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Project managers can apply Covey’s 7 habits to improve effectiveness on projects
Be proactive Begin with the end in mind Put first things first Think win/win Seek first to understand, then to be understood Synergize Sharpen the saw |
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What are the content of a Human Resource Plan
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Contents include:
Project organizational charts Staffing management plan Responsibility assignment matrixes Resource histograms |
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What is A responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
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a matrix that maps the work of the project as described in the WBS to the people responsible for performing the work as described in the OBS
Can be created in different ways to meet unique project needs |
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What do the letters stand for in a RACI Chart
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R = responsibility
A = accountability, only one A per task C = consultation I = informed |
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What is Resource loading
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Resource loading refers to the amount of individual resources an existing schedule requires during specific time periods
Helps project managers develop a general understanding of the demands a project will make on the organization’s resources and individual people’s schedules |
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What is overallocation
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Overallocation means that more resources than are available are assigned to perform work at a given time
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What is resource leveling
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Resource leveling is a technique for resolving resource conflicts by delaying tasks
The main purpose of resource leveling is to create a smoother distribution of resource usage and reduce overallocation |
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What is the Tuckman model
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Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
these phases are all necessary and inevitable in order for the team to grow, to face up to challenges, to tackle problems, to find solutions, to plan work, and to deliver results. |
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What are the four dimensions for MBTI?
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Four dimensions include:
Extrovert/Introvert (E/I) Sensation/Intuition (S/N) Thinking/Feeling (T/F) Judgment/Perception (J/P) NTs or rationals are attracted to technology fields |
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What are Merril Social Styles
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a psychometric instrument that claims to help people better understand and work with others, through appreciation of basic decision-making and control needs. It is named after "social style", which is the behavior that one exhibits when interacting with others.
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What is the acronym DISC stand for
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* Dominance – relating to control, power and assertiveness
* Influence – relating to social situations and communication * Steadiness (submission in Marston's time) – relating to patience, persistence, and thoughtfulness * Conscientiousness (or caution, compliance in Marston's time) – relating to structure and organization |
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What are Marston DISC Profiles
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The assessments classify four aspects of behavior by testing a person's preferences in word associations
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