2.7. Key Terms
Key Terms
- Action item meetings are short meetings to develop a common understanding of what the short-term priorities are for the project, individual roles, and expectations for specific activities.
- Contract is a legal agreement that includes penalties for failure to achieve the goals set within.
- Cross-functional teams address issues and work processes that include two or more of the functional teams.
- File sharing applications are tools that allow files to be created, edited, and stored online.
- Functional team refers to the team approach related to the project functions.
- Leadership meetings are used by the project manager to reflect on the project, explore the larger issues of the project, and back away from the day-to-day problem-solving.
- Management meetings are longer and are focused on planning.
- Problem-solving teams are assigned to address specific issues that arise during the life of the project.
- Project culture represents the shared norms, beliefs, values, and assumptions of the project team.
- Team is a collaboration of people working toward a shared goal.
- Virtual team is a team whose members are dispersed geographically.
- Web meeting software is software that allows participants to conduct or attend meetings via the internet.
