1.2. Lead a team

Lead a Team Task includes the following enablers:

  • Set a clear vision and mission
  • Support diversity and inclusion (e.g., behavior types, thought process)
  • Value servant leadership (e.g., relate the tenets of servant leadership to the team)
  • Determine an appropriate leadership style (e.g., directive, collaborative)
  • Inspire, motivate, and influence team members/stakeholders (e.g., team contract, social contract, reward system)
  • Analyze team members and stakeholders’ influence
  • Distinguish various options to lead various team members and stakeholders

To learn the Lead a Team Task you need:

  1. In the PMBOK Guide 7th Edition, read chapters 3.6 (part ‘Standard’) and 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.2 (part ‘PMBOK’).
  2. Read chapters 3 (especially 3.3), 6.5, 6.6, 7.12, and 10 (Communication competence, Conflict management, Leadership, Organizational theory, Responsibility assignment matrix, Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix) in the Process Groups: A Practice Guide.
  3. Read chapters 4 and 5 in the Agile Practice Guide.
  4. Watch and read an appropriate visual on PMIllustrated.com.
  5. Watch the video:

6. Test your knowledge to complete the study of the task.

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