You Are the Manager of a Software Design Firm That

question 84

Multiple Choice

You are the manager of a software design firm that develops software projects using teams of specialists. One of your most successful teams has been together for nearly 5 years. In the past, this team has performed effectively, and you have been very satisfied with the team's output. Recently, however, you have noticed a marked decrease in the team's performance. You investigate to determine the problem.
-After interviewing all 7 team members, you determine that one of the team members performs routine administrative tasks that are rarely visible to any of the other team members. You suspect that this team member may be loafing off and lagging in his duties. You could most likely improve that team member's output by _______ .

• A) encouraging him to work more independently
• B) hiring other team members who perform similar tasks
• C) giving him additional assignments to complete
• D) providing him with administrative training
• E) making his work clearly visible to the other team members

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