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Two of your project team members approach you with a conflict that they are having with each other over the technical approach to their work.?

One of the two people is very aggressive, and tries to get you to make a decision quickly. The other team member is quiet, and seems less willing to talk about the issue. The conflict is starting to cause delays, and you need to reach a decision quickly. You spend the weekend studying conflict resolution techniques, which is an example of: A. Enhancing personal professional competence B. Contributing to the project management body of knowledge C. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs D. Confronting (or problem-solving)

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Question added by Muhammad Farooq , QA-QC MANAGER , AL Bawani contracting co.
Date Posted: 2018/06/06
Stanislav Bondar
by Stanislav Bondar , Executive Director , Megabud Service Pro LLC”, Kyiv

First of all, I will study the problem that they discuss. Secondly, I will mainly support the team leader if he is more or less right. Then, I will discuss with team leader that point and if he was not right, I will express hardly my point of view to him. But alone - one to one. If the guys are equal on their position, then I will make my own desicsion and push it as an order. 

Alfredo Rivera
by Alfredo Rivera , Recruitment Consultant , WorkPanda Recruitment

D. Confronting(or problem-solving)

Deal with it through hints and suggestions; or you can be direct, clarify what is going on, and attempt to reach a resolution through common techniques like negotiation or compromise. It's clear that conflict has to be dealt with, but the question is how: it has to be dealt with constructively and with a plan, otherwise it's too easy to get pulled into the argument and create an even larger mess.

Conflict isn't necessarily a bad thing, though. Healthy and constructive conflict is a component of high-functioning teams. Conflict arises from differences between people; the same differences that often make diverse teams more effective than those made up of people with similar experience.

vana kumar kottana
by vana kumar kottana , Supervisor and Instructor , St Aloysius' Industrial School

Listen to the both.   Apply the technique of Heirarchy of needs in the back drop of problem solving.

Abiodun Joda
by Abiodun Joda , office manager , Tola Joda Innovations

Option d it is an example of confronting (or problem- solving)

Muhammad Farooq
by Muhammad Farooq , QA-QC MANAGER , AL Bawani contracting co.

Answer: AExplanation: An important part of any project manager's career is enhancing personal professional competence. This means increasing your knowledge and applying it so that you can improve your ability to manage projects.

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