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1.  Your management announced that they want to put you on a stretch assignment. In this situation, you should consider that…

   A) …a stretch assignment is going beyond your qualifications right from the start. Whatever your education, knowledge and skills are, you cannot fail personally. Congratulations.
   B) …key stakeholders must have timely and complete information regarding your qualifications to make decisions regarding your suitability for the assignment.
   C) …stretch assignments bear an increased risk of failure, and this is rarely outweighed by the learning and development experience expected to come with the assignment.
   D) …you should avoid the increased hassle coming with the assignment. It will not be enough for you to simply satisfy requirements and achieve objectives. You will have to learn a lot.
   

2.  You recently assigned staff members to activities, estimated work and scheduled your project. You then created the following resource histogram for your staff:
   
   
   What does this diagram tell you?

   A) The project can probably not be finished as scheduled.
   B) You may be able to finish the project early by reassigning work.
   C) You should avoid network logic diagramming for scheduling.
   D) You may run into problems with dual reporting relationships.
   

3.  Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimension of individualism refers to…

   A) …the degree of dependence relationships between individuals.
   B) …the significance of the person versus that of the group.
   C) …the identification with the gender role of an individual.
   D) …the tolerance for ambiguity or uncertainty in the workplace.
   

4.  A review of your project team member’s most recent performance reports shows a major drop in output. Which is the best approach to raise team productivity in a project?

   A) Increase the frequency of team review meetings and status reports.
   B) Increase the pressure on each team member to adhere to deadlines.
   C) Post a special reward for the best performing team member.
   D) Improve feelings of trust and cohesiveness among team members.
   

5.  Which concept of locating team members can help them best to enhance their performance as a team?

   A) Co-location
   B) Cross-functional dispersion
   C) Virtual e-teams
   D) Global team dispersion