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1. “Barriers to Project Team Development”  Please respond to the following:

Suggest one (1) barrier that you believe is typical within many project environments, and propose a resolution. Support your response with one (1) real-world example.

2. From the scenario, assume you are a functional manager tasked with assembling a project team. Infer two (2) conflicts that are inevitable between project stakeholders.  For each conflict identified, propose a resolution. Support your response with real-world examples of such conflicts and corresponding resolutions

“Leadership in a Project Environment”  Please respond to the following:

3.Explain the assertion that one (1) disadvantage of the pure project organization is the project professionals’ tendency to fall behind in areas of technical expertise that they do not use on projects. Demonstrate two (2) strategies which a project manager might use in order to avoid the stated disadvantage. Support your response with examples of the use of the identified strategies.

4. Assume you are a functional manager tasked to assemble a project team. You wish to motivate employees to align their personal values with the organization’s values. Select the aspects of Maslow’s theory and Herzberg’s theory that apply to this situation. Provide a rationale for your response.

“The Conflict Environment”  Please respond to the following:

1.Select one (1) common source of conflict in the project environment, as described within the Kerzner text. Next, suggest one (1) possible solution or preventive measure the project manager can take to avoid or minimize the conflict. Support your response with one (1) real-world example of related solutions or measures.

2.Choose one (1) of the four (4) common methods of conflict resolution proposed by Kerzner you believe to be the best, and then provide the rationale in defense of your selection. Support your response with one (1) real-world example.

“Predicting Project Success”  Please respond to the following:

• 3.Select one (1) organizational variable (e.g., time, cost, performance, etc.), and determine one (1) significant aspect in which the variable that you have chosen can influence project success. Support your response with a real-world example.

• 4.Using the Kerzner text, analyze one (1) common source of project failure, and recommend one (1) possible solution or preventive action. Support your response with one (1) real-world example