Engineering
Teams
Growth Stages
Modes of Action
Leadership Structures
100

What should NOT be compromised when trying to meet standards and deadlines?

Quality

100

True or False: Great teams need great leadership.

True

100

In this stage the team disbands because they have completed their task.

Adjourning

100

In this Mode of Action the decision with the most votes wins:

Majority

100

Which leadership structure sees leaders as equals, not above?

Flat

200

Everyone works together (parallel operation) with marketing, manufacturing, and procurement personnel involved from the design of a product:

Concurrent Engineering

200

Attendance, dependability, responsibility for tasks, abilities to meet purpose, creativity, and energy are attributes for success for:

Individual Team Members

200

In what stage do team members get to know each other, the leader, and their purpose? 

Forming

200

In this mode of action all members must find common ground and agree on the decision.

Consensus 

200

Leadership structure in which a leader is positioned closely to all members of the team and has short, direct communication:

Participative

300

The solutions to modern design problems come from:

Specialists acting in teams

300

Common goal or purpose, leadership among every member, effective communication, harmonious relationships, and effective planning and use of resources are attributes for success for:

Teams

300

This stage is when a leader may become indistinguishable from the rest of the group, as all members are busy with executing tasks:

Performing

300

In what Mode of Action does a small subset of the team make the decision?

Minority

300

Leadership model where a strong leader directs the actions:

Traditional

400

The total time needed to plan, prototype, and procure materials and to create marketing strategies, devise tooling, begin production and bring new product to the market is the definition of:

Time to Market

400

Focusing the team on purpose, team building, planning and utilizing resources, running effective meetings, promoting harmony, and fostering high levels of performance, creativity, and professionalism are all strong attributes for:

Leaders

400

During which stage of team growth does the team start to feel overwhelmed by the challenge, making strong leadership essential for keeping them focused?

Storming

400

In this mode of action there is a strong leader who makes decisions without discussing with the team first

Authority Rule WITHOUT discussion

400

In which leadership structure does the leader acts as an advisor rather than a decision-maker? 

Consultant 

500

Project management and teamwork was originally developed to manage ___________ During the 50s and 60s.

Defense Contracts

500

What two leadership styles are needed for a successful team?

Task-Oriented and People-Oriented

500

In what stage do team members finally begin working together and accept each other rather than complaining? 

Norming

500

In which mode of action are extreme opinions canceled out? 

Averaging

500

Which leadership structure has the most separation between the leader and the team members? This structure is the easiest to default to, but may not be the best.

Traditional 

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