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:
- In the PMBOK Guide 7th Edition, read chapters 3.6 (part ‘Standard’) and 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.2 (part ‘PMBOK’).
- Read chapters 3 (especially 3.3), 6.5, 6.6, 7.12, and 9 (Communication competence, Conflict management, Leadership, Organizational theory, Responsibility assignment matrix, Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix) in the Process Groups: A Practice Guide.
- Read chapters 4 and 5 in the Agile Practice Guide.
- Watch and read an appropriate visual on PMIllustrated.com.
- Watch the video:
6. Test your knowledge to complete the study of the task.