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1. You find that your project team asks some of its best questions and provides useful observations while you’re doing your weekly walk-through of the various cubicle clusters that house your project team members. Rather than simply telling team members to bring their questions and comments to your project’s weekly status meeting, what are some proactive things you can do make these informal communications more effective and efficient?

2. Nancy’s new team members have been members of various other projects at the data-processing company that they all work for. Nancy has suggested that her team meet every time their new project reaches a major milestone (as defined in the project plan), but several members of her team have complained the meetings are a waste of time. The team members feel that a well-written report from Nancy is all that’s necessary to keep the team updated and the project moving along smoothly. What specifically might Nancy tell her team about the importance of team meetings and potential downsides of written reports?

3. In the last week, Hannah’s project crossed a major milestone: The Web site she and her team are developing was put online as a fully functional beta version of the site. The Web site, however, is having major difficulties in processing credit card data from testers. In which sections of the project progress report can Hannah most effectively highlight the project’s recent activities?

4. Next week, you will be facilitating an upper-management review for the new product development team you lead. Your boss already knows that your project is on-schedule and on-budget, so what can you do to make the meeting valuable and useful for all parties?