Lead the Team — PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition

1. Lead the Team কী?

Lead the Team হলো এমন একটি process যেখানে project team-এর:

  • competency উন্নত করা,
  • team member interaction উন্নত করা,
  • team environment উন্নত করা,
  • performance track করা,
  • feedback দেওয়া,
  • issue resolve/escalate করা,
  • team changes manage করা

ইত্যাদির মাধ্যমে project performance উন্নত করা হয়

এর key benefit হলো:

Team behavior influence করা, conflict manage করা এবং team members-এর মধ্যকার issues resolve করা। (FlipHTML5)

অর্থাৎ:

Acquire Resources
→ Team members/resources project-এ আনা

Lead the Team
→ সেই team-কে develop, motivate, guide, coach এবং lead করা

Monitor and Control Resourcing
→ Resource performance ও availability monitor করা


2. Figure 2-44-এর সম্পূর্ণ ITTO

Figure 2-44 অনুযায়ী:

Inputs

1. Project Management Plan

  • Resource Management Plan

2. Project Documents

  • Issue Log

  • Lessons Learned Register

  • Project Schedule

  • Resource Calendars

  • Team Charter

  • Work Performance Reports

  • Project Team Assignments

3. Team Performance Assessments

4. Enterprise Environmental Factors

5. Organizational Process Assets

6. Etc.


Tools & Techniques

  1. Colocation

  2. Virtual Teams

  3. Communication Technology

  4. Interpersonal and Team Skills

    • Conflict Management

    • Influencing

    • Motivation

    • Negotiation

    • Team Building

    • Decision-Making

    • Critical Thinking

    • Coaching and Mentoring

    • Training

  5. Problem-Solving

    • Six Thinking Hats®

  6. Retrospectives

  7. Recognition and Rewards

  8. Individual and Team Assessments

  9. Data Analysis

    • SWOT Analysis

  10. Meetings

  11. Emotional Intelligence

  12. Organizational Cultural Intelligence

  13. Leadership

  • Distributed Management and Leadership

  • Centralized Management and Leadership

  • Servant Leadership

  1. Tuckman Ladder

  2. Project Management Information System

  3. Virtual Collaboration Tools

  4. Etc.


Outputs

  1. Team Performance Assessments

  2. Change Requests

  3. Project Management Plan Updates

    • Resource Management Plan

    • Schedule Baseline

    • Cost Baseline

  4. Project Document Updates

    • Issue Log

    • Lessons Learned Register

    • Project Schedule

    • Resource Calendars

    • Team Charter

    • Project Team Assignments

  5. Enterprise Environmental Factor Updates

  6. Organizational Process Asset Updates

  7. Etc. (Dr. Hajiyakhchali)

এখন প্রতিটি item-এর function বিস্তারিতভাবে দেখি।


PART-A: INPUTS

3. Project Management Plan

Lead the Team process-এর প্রধান management framework হলো Project Management Plan।

Figure 2-44-এ এর specific component:

Resource Management Plan


4. Resource Management Plan

Resource Management Plan বলে দেয় project team-কে কীভাবে:

  • manage করা হবে
  • develop করা হবে
  • motivate করা হবে
  • lead করা হবে
  • conflict handle করা হবে
  • resource performance monitor করা হবে
  • resource release করা হবে

Lead the Team-এ Function

PM এই plan দেখে বুঝবেন:

“আমার project team-কে কীভাবে manage এবং lead করতে হবে?”

উদাহরণ

Plan-এ যদি বলা থাকে:

Team members-এর performance feedback monthly দেওয়া হবে।

তাহলে Lead the Team process-এ PM সেই approach অনুসরণ করবেন।


5. Project Documents

Figure 2-44-এ Project Documents-এর অধীনে 7টি specific input রয়েছে:

  1. Issue Log
  2. Lessons Learned Register
  3. Project Schedule
  4. Resource Calendars
  5. Team Charter
  6. Work Performance Reports
  7. Project Team Assignments

এগুলো একে একে দেখি।


6. Issue Log

Issue Log-এ project-এর existing issues record করা থাকে।

Lead the Team-এ Function

Team-related issue identify এবং resolve করতে সাহায্য করে।

Example

Issue:

Two engineers disagree about the technical approach.

PM Issue Log দেখে issue-এর status এবং history বুঝবেন এবং Conflict Management / Problem-Solving ব্যবহার করবেন।

মনে রাখুন

Team issue → Issue Log → Lead the Team


7. Lessons Learned Register

আগে থেকে সংগৃহীত lessons Lead the Team process-এ team performance উন্নত করতে ব্যবহার করা যায়।

Function

আগের experience থেকে team management-এর ভালো practice গ্রহণ করা।

Example

Previous project lesson:

“Daily coordination meetings significantly reduced commissioning conflicts.”

বর্তমান project-এ PM সেই practice ব্যবহার করতে পারেন।


8. Project Schedule

Project Schedule team members-এর:

  • কাজের timing
  • activities
  • deadlines
  • dependencies
  • workload

সম্পর্কে information দেয়।

Lead the Team-এ Function

Team-এর কাজ schedule অনুযায়ী coordinate এবং lead করা।

Example

যদি commissioning activity পিছিয়ে যায়, PM team-এর সঙ্গে কাজ করে recovery plan তৈরি করতে পারেন।


9. Resource Calendars

Resource Calendar দেখায়:

  • কে কখন available
  • working hours
  • shifts
  • holidays
  • leave
  • unavailable periods

Function

Team members-এর availability বুঝে work allocation ও coordination করা।

Example

একজন specialist শুধুমাত্র night shift-এ available।

PM তার assignment ও team coordination সেই অনুযায়ী adjust করতে পারেন।


10. Team Charter

Team Charter হলো team-এর:

  • values
  • communication rules
  • decision-making approach
  • conflict-resolution approach
  • meeting norms
  • working agreements

এর document।

Lead the Team-এ Function

Team members-এর expected behavior ও working norms অনুযায়ী team lead করতে সাহায্য করা।

Example

Team Charter-এ আছে:

“Technical disagreement ব্যক্তিগত আক্রমণে পরিণত করা যাবে না।”

Conflict হলে PM এই agreed rule ব্যবহার করবেন।

PMP Exam Tip ⭐

Team Charter = Team-এর agreed working rules


11. Work Performance Reports

Work Performance Reports team/project performance সম্পর্কে information দেয়।

Function

PM বুঝতে পারেন:

  • team performance কেমন
  • work progress কেমন
  • কোথায় problem
  • কোথায় corrective action দরকার

Example

Report দেখাচ্ছে:

Electrical testing productivity 20% below target.

PM team-এর সঙ্গে আলোচনা করে কারণ identify এবং improvement action নিতে পারেন।


12. Project Team Assignments

এটি বলে দেয়:

  • কে project team-এর member
  • কে কোন role-এ
  • কে কোন কাজের জন্য responsible

Lead the Team-এ Function

সঠিক ব্যক্তির সঙ্গে:

  • feedback
  • coaching
  • performance discussion
  • training
  • conflict resolution

করতে সাহায্য করে।


13. Team Performance Assessments

Team Performance Assessments Lead the Team-এর একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ input।

Function

Team-এর current:

  • effectiveness
  • collaboration
  • competency
  • performance
  • communication

সম্পর্কে understanding দেয়।

Example

Assessment দেখায়:

Technical competency ভালো, কিন্তু communication দুর্বল।

PM তখন:

Communication coaching/training

দিতে পারেন।


14. Enterprise Environmental Factors — EEF

EEF team leadership-কে প্রভাবিত করতে পারে।

উদাহরণ:

  • organizational culture
  • HR policies
  • working environment
  • geographic distribution
  • labor agreements
  • organizational structure
  • existing leadership culture

Example

Organization-এর culture highly hierarchical হলে PM-এর leadership approach সেই context অনুযায়ী adapt করতে হতে পারে।


15. Organizational Process Assets — OPA

OPA-এর মধ্যে থাকতে পারে:

  • HR policies
  • performance evaluation procedures
  • training procedures
  • recognition policies
  • lessons learned
  • organizational templates
  • historical team performance data

Function

Existing organizational knowledge ব্যবহার করে team leadership improve করা।


PART-B: TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

এখানেই Figure 2-44-এর সবচেয়ে বড় অংশ।


16. Colocation

Colocation হলো team members-কে একই physical location-এ কাজ করার সুযোগ দেওয়া।

Function

Improves:

  • communication
  • collaboration
  • trust
  • problem-solving
  • team bonding

Example

একই project office-এ:

Electrical + Mechanical + Instrument + Civil engineers

একসঙ্গে কাজ করলে technical communication দ্রুত হয়।

PMP Clue

Same physical location → Colocation


17. Virtual Teams

Team members geographically distributed হলেও technology ব্যবহার করে একসঙ্গে কাজ করতে পারে।

Function

Remote team member-এর:

  • communication
  • collaboration
  • coordination

সুবিধা দেওয়া।

Example

বাংলাদেশের project team + Chinese EPC specialist + European consultant।

সবাই online collaboration platform ব্যবহার করছে।


18. Communication Technology

Technology ব্যবহার করে team communication facilitate করা।

উদাহরণ:

  • Video conference
  • Email
  • Instant messaging
  • Collaboration platform
  • Project portal

Function

বিশেষ করে virtual/distributed team-এর communication বজায় রাখা।


19. Interpersonal and Team Skills

Figure 2-44-এ এর অধীনে 9টি specific technique আছে:

  1. Conflict Management
  2. Influencing
  3. Motivation
  4. Negotiation
  5. Team Building
  6. Decision-Making
  7. Critical Thinking
  8. Coaching and Mentoring
  9. Training

এগুলো PMP exam-এর জন্য অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ।


20. Conflict Management

Team members-এর disagreement constructive manner-এ resolve করা।

Example

Electrical Engineer এবং Instrument Engineer protection philosophy নিয়ে disagree করছে।

PM:

  1. issue বুঝবেন
  2. root cause identify করবেন
  3. সবাইকে শুনবেন
  4. mutually acceptable solution বের করবেন

PMP Principle

Conflict সবসময় খারাপ নয়; properly managed conflict team-এর performance improve করতে পারে।


21. Influencing

Team members-এর behavior বা decision-কে appropriateভাবে influence করা।

Example

PM team-কে বোঝালেন:

“Safety testing shortcut করলে commissioning দ্রুত হবে না; বরং future failure risk বাড়বে।”

Team তখন safe approach গ্রহণ করল।


22. Motivation

Team members-কে project objectives অর্জনে উৎসাহিত করা।

Motivation হতে পারে:

  • recognition
  • meaningful work
  • autonomy
  • career development
  • achievement
  • rewards

PMP Clue

Team enthusiasm/commitment বাড়ানো → Motivation


23. Negotiation

Team members বা stakeholders-এর competing needs-এর মধ্যে agreement তৈরি করা।

Example

দুই department একই engineer-কে চায়।

PM workload ও priority নিয়ে আলোচনা করে mutually acceptable assignment তৈরি করেন।

মনে রাখুন

Acquire Resources-এ Negotiation
→ Resource obtain করার জন্য।

Lead the Team-এ Negotiation
→ Team-এর internal/organizational differences manage করার জন্য।


24. Team Building

Team members-এর মধ্যে:

  • trust
  • collaboration
  • communication
  • cohesion

উন্নত করা।

Example

Project team workshop:

“Root Cause Analysis & Team Collaboration Workshop”

এর মাধ্যমে team cohesion improve করা।


25. Decision-Making

Team-কে effective decision নিতে সাহায্য করা।

Example

একটি equipment failure-এর পরে team-এর সামনে দুটি solution।

PM team-এর:

  • technical evidence
  • risk
  • cost
  • schedule

বিবেচনা করে decision নিতে সাহায্য করেন।


26. Critical Thinking

Information-কে blindly accept না করে:

  • analyze
  • evaluate
  • question assumptions
  • identify bias
  • assess evidence

করা।

Example

Vendor বলছে:

“Equipment failure user error-এর কারণে।”

Team evidence analyze করে দেখতে পেল root cause design defect।

এখানে Critical Thinking গুরুত্বপূর্ণ।


27. Coaching and Mentoring

Coaching

বর্তমান performance improve করতে সাহায্য করা।

Mentoring

Long-term development এবং professional growth-এ guidance দেওয়া।

Example

Junior electrical engineer relay testing-এ ভুল করছে।

PM/Lead Engineer তাকে:

  • correct method দেখালেন
  • feedback দিলেন
  • practice করালেন

→ Coaching.

আর career development-এর জন্য দীর্ঘমেয়াদি guidance দিলে → Mentoring।


28. Training

Team-এর competency gap পূরণ করা।

Example

Project-এ নতুন DCS system এসেছে।

Team members unfamiliar।

তাই:

DCS vendor training

দেওয়া হলো।


29. Problem-Solving

Team-related problem identify এবং solution develop করা।

Typical steps

Identify → Analyze → Alternatives → Select → Implement

Example

Team productivity কমে গেছে।

PM:

  1. কারণ identify
  2. workload analyze
  3. alternatives develop
  4. solution select
  5. implement


30. Six Thinking Hats®

Figure 2-44-এ Problem-Solving-এর অধীনে:

Six Thinking Hats®

দেওয়া হয়েছে। (Dr. Hajiyakhchali)

এটি বিভিন্ন perspective থেকে problem examine করতে সাহায্য করে।

ছয়টি hat-এর basic idea

HatFocus
WhiteFacts/Data
RedEmotions/Feelings
BlackRisks/Caution
YellowBenefits/Positive
GreenCreativity/Alternatives
BlueProcess/Control

Example

একটি turbine control modification নিয়ে team debate করছে।

PM সবাইকে আলাদা perspective থেকে বিষয়টি analyze করতে বললেন।

এতে ব্যক্তিগত conflict কমিয়ে structured problem-solving করা যায়।


31. Retrospectives

Retrospective হলো team-এর কাজের দিকে ফিরে তাকিয়ে:

  • কী ভালো হয়েছে?
  • কী ভালো হয়নি?
  • কী improve করা যায়?

তা আলোচনা করা।

Function

Continuous improvement।

Example

প্রতি commissioning phase শেষে:

“What went well / What did not / What should we change?”

আলোচনা করা।

Agile Context

Retrospectives Agile environment-এ বিশেষভাবে common হলেও broader team development-এও ব্যবহার করা যায়।


32. Recognition and Rewards

Team বা individual-এর ভালো performance recognize/reward করা।

Function

  • motivation বাড়ানো
  • desired behavior reinforce করা
  • morale improve করা
  • team engagement বাড়ানো

Example

একজন technician critical shutdown activity সফলভাবে সম্পন্ন করেছেন।

PM তাকে:

Formal appreciation + recognition

দিলেন।


33. Individual and Team Assessments

Individual এবং পুরো team-এর:

  • strengths
  • weaknesses
  • competencies
  • performance
  • development needs

assess করা।

Function

Performance gap identify করা।

Example

Assessment:

Technical skill = Excellent
Communication = Needs improvement

তাহলে communication training/coaching দেওয়া যেতে পারে।


34. Data Analysis

Team performance data analyze করে improvement opportunity identify করা।

Figure 2-44-এ Data Analysis-এর অধীনে:

SWOT Analysis

দেওয়া হয়েছে। (Dr. Hajiyakhchali)


35. SWOT Analysis

S — Strengths

Team-এর শক্তি।

W — Weaknesses

Team-এর দুর্বলতা।

O — Opportunities

উন্নতির সুযোগ।

T — Threats

Potential threats।

Example

Project team:

Strength: Highly experienced engineers
Weakness: Poor communication
Opportunity: Training
Threat: Key engineer may leave

এভাবে team development strategy তৈরি করা যায়।


36. Meetings

Team meetings ব্যবহার করা হয়:

  • coordination
  • issue resolution
  • decision-making
  • feedback
  • information sharing
  • team alignment

এর জন্য।

Example

Weekly team meeting:

Progress + issues + risks + upcoming activities


37. Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence হলো নিজের এবং অন্যের emotions বুঝে appropriately respond করার ability।

Components

  • self-awareness
  • self-regulation
  • empathy
  • social awareness
  • relationship management

Example

একজন engineer angry হয়ে meeting ছেড়ে যেতে চাইছেন।

PM তার emotion বুঝে calmly discuss করেন এবং conflict escalate হতে দেন না।

PMP Clue

Emotion + empathy + relationship → Emotional Intelligence


38. Organizational Cultural Intelligence

বিভিন্ন organizational/cultural background-এর মানুষদের behavior এবং expectations বুঝে leadership approach adapt করা।

Example

Project team:

  • Bangladesh
  • China
  • India
  • Europe

থেকে এসেছে।

Communication style এবং decision-making expectation ভিন্ন হতে পারে।

PM cultural differences বুঝে team পরিচালনা করেন।


39. Leadership

Figure 2-44-এ Leadership-এর অধীনে তিনটি approach আছে:

  1. Distributed Management and Leadership
  2. Centralized Management and Leadership
  3. Servant Leadership


40. Distributed Management and Leadership

Leadership responsibility শুধু PM-এর কাছে সীমাবদ্ধ নয়।

Team-এর বিভিন্ন সদস্য leadership গ্রহণ করতে পারে।

Example

Protection Engineer protection-related decision lead করছেন।

DCS Engineer DCS-related decision lead করছেন।

এটি distributed leadership-এর example।

সুবিধা

  • empowerment
  • expertise utilization
  • faster decisions
  • shared ownership


41. Centralized Management and Leadership

Decision-making authority প্রধানত একজন leader/PM-এর কাছে centralized থাকে।

কখন useful?

  • emergency
  • crisis
  • highly controlled environment
  • urgent decision

Example

Plant emergency situation-এ Project Manager immediate decision নিলেন এবং team-কে direct instruction দিলেন।


42. Servant Leadership

Leader-এর primary focus হলো:

Team-কে serve করা এবং team members-কে সফল হতে enable করা।

PM:

  • বাধা দূর করেন
  • team-এর needs support করেন
  • listening করেন
  • empowerment করেন
  • development support করেন

Example

Engineer বলছে:

“আমি testing করতে পারছি না কারণ required test equipment পাওয়া যাচ্ছে না।”

Servant leader:

Equipment arrange করার obstacle remove করেন।

PMP Clue ⭐

Leader serves the team → Servant Leadership


43. Tuckman Ladder

Team development বোঝার জন্য Tuckman Ladder ব্যবহার করা হয়।

সাধারণ stages:

Forming

Team নতুন।

→ সবাই একে অপরকে জানছে।

Storming

Conflict/disagreement শুরু।

→ “আমার approach ভালো।”

Norming

Team norms develop।

→ cooperation বাড়ে।

Performing

Team high performance level-এ পৌঁছে।

Adjourning

Project/assignment শেষ হলে team disband হয়।

PMP Clue

Team development stages → Tuckman Ladder


44. Project Management Information System — PMIS

PMIS team management information organize করতে সাহায্য করে।

Function

  • assignment tracking
  • schedule
  • performance data
  • communication
  • issue tracking
  • resource information

Example

PMIS-এ দেখা যাচ্ছে:

Engineer A → 120% workload
Engineer B → 60% workload

PM workload rebalance করতে পারেন।


45. Virtual Collaboration Tools

Virtual team collaboration-এর জন্য technology tools ব্যবহার করা।

যেমন:

  • video conferencing
  • shared documents
  • collaboration boards
  • instant messaging
  • online project platforms

Function

Remote team members-এর:

  • communication
  • document sharing
  • collaboration
  • coordination

সহজ করা।

Virtual Teams বনাম Virtual Collaboration Tools

Virtual Teams
→ Team structure/approach

Virtual Collaboration Tools
→ সেই team-কে collaborate করানোর technology


PART-C: OUTPUTS

46. Team Performance Assessments

এটি Figure 2-44-এর output এবং পরবর্তী team leadership action-এর জন্য feedback হিসেবে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ।

Function

Team performance-এর:

  • effectiveness
  • collaboration
  • competency
  • communication
  • productivity

evaluate করা।

Example

Assessment দেখায়:

Team technical performance ভালো, কিন্তু cross-functional communication দুর্বল।

পরবর্তী action:

Team-building + communication coaching


47. Change Requests

Lead the Team process-এর ফলে change request তৈরি হতে পারে।

কখন?

যদি team/resource issue-এর কারণে:

  • schedule change
  • cost change
  • resource plan change
  • baseline change

প্রয়োজন হয়।

Example

Key engineer unexpectedly leaves.

Replacement resource পাওয়ার জন্য additional cost এবং schedule adjustment দরকার।

তাহলে:

Change Request

raise হতে পারে।


48. Project Management Plan Updates

Figure 2-44-এ তিনটি specific component update হতে পারে:

  1. Resource Management Plan
  2. Schedule Baseline
  3. Cost Baseline


49. Resource Management Plan Update

Team leadership-এর experience অনুযায়ী resource management approach update হতে পারে।

Example

Original:

Weekly team review.

Actual experience:

Daily coordination required.

Resource Management Plan appropriateভাবে update হতে পারে।


50. Schedule Baseline Update

Team performance-এর কারণে approved schedule baseline পরিবর্তনের প্রয়োজন হতে পারে।

Example

Critical team member unavailable হওয়ার কারণে:

10-day delay

হয়েছে।

Approved change-এর মাধ্যমে schedule baseline update হতে পারে।

PMP Tip

Schedule Baseline ≠ Project Schedule

Baseline হলো approved reference point।


51. Cost Baseline Update

Team-related changes-এর কারণে approved project cost পরিবর্তন হতে পারে।

Example

Key employee unavailable।

Replacement external consultant:

Additional $30,000

প্রয়োজন।

Approved change control-এর মাধ্যমে Cost Baseline update হতে পারে।


52. Project Document Updates

Figure 2-44 অনুযায়ী Project Document Updates-এর অধীনে 6টি document আছে:

  1. Issue Log
  2. Lessons Learned Register
  3. Project Schedule
  4. Resource Calendars
  5. Team Charter
  6. Project Team Assignments


53. Issue Log Update

Team issue resolve বা নতুন issue identify হলে Issue Log update করা হয়।

Example

Conflict identified:

Electrical vs Instrument team

Resolution:

Joint technical review

Issue Log-এ status update হবে।


54. Lessons Learned Register Update

Team leadership থেকে শেখা lessons document করা।

Example

Lesson:

“Early conflict-resolution workshops reduced commissioning disputes.”

Future projects-এর জন্য lesson সংরক্ষণ করা হবে।


55. Project Schedule Update

Team performance বা team availability schedule-কে প্রভাবিত করলে Project Schedule update হতে পারে।

Example

Team productivity কমে যাওয়ায় activity finish date পরিবর্তিত হলো।

Project Schedule update করতে হবে।


56. Resource Calendars Update

Team member-এর:

  • availability
  • leave
  • working schedule
  • shift

পরিবর্তন হলে Resource Calendar update করা হবে।


57. Team Charter Update

Team working agreement পরিবর্তিত হলে Team Charter update করা যেতে পারে।

Example

Initial:

Weekly meeting.

পরে team সিদ্ধান্ত নিল:

Daily 15-minute coordination meeting.

Team Charter-এ working agreement update হতে পারে।


58. Project Team Assignments Update

Team member-এর role/assignment পরিবর্তন হলে Project Team Assignments update করা হয়।

Example

Original:

Engineer A → Protection Testing

Updated:

Engineer A → Commissioning Coordination

Document update হবে।


59. Enterprise Environmental Factor Updates

Lead the Team-এর ফলে organizational/environmental information change হলে EEF-related information update হতে পারে।

Example

Organization-এর:

  • HR policy
  • working condition
  • organizational culture
  • labor rules

সম্পর্কে নতুন information পাওয়া গেল।


60. Organizational Process Asset Updates

Team leadership-এর lessons/process improvement organization-এর reusable knowledge base-এ incorporate করা হতে পারে।

Example

Project থেকে organization একটি নতুন:

“Project Team Conflict Resolution Guideline”

তৈরি করল।

এটি OPA update হতে পারে।


61. “Etc.”

Figure 2-44-এর শেষে:

Etc.

আছে।

অর্থাৎ project-specific circumstances অনুযায়ী অতিরিক্ত relevant outputs থাকতে পারে।


62. Complete Figure 2-44 Map

                    LEAD THE TEAM
                         │
        ┌────────────────┼────────────────┐
        │                │                │
      INPUTS           TOOLS           OUTPUTS
        │                │                │
        ▼                ▼                ▼
 Project Mgmt       Colocation       Team Performance
 Plan               Virtual Teams    Assessments
  └─ Resource       Communication    Change Requests
     Mgmt Plan      Technology
                    Interpersonal    PM Plan Updates
 Project Docs       & Team Skills     ├─ Resource Mgmt Plan
 ├─ Issue Log        ├─ Conflict      ├─ Schedule Baseline
 ├─ Lessons Learned │  Management     └─ Cost Baseline
 ├─ Project Schedule├─ Influencing
 ├─ Resource Cal.   ├─ Motivation     Project Doc Updates
 ├─ Team Charter    ├─ Negotiation    ├─ Issue Log
 ├─ WPR             ├─ Team Building  ├─ Lessons Learned
 └─ Team Assign.    ├─ Decision       ├─ Project Schedule
                    ├─ Critical       ├─ Resource Calendars
 Team Performance   │  Thinking       ├─ Team Charter
 Assessments        ├─ Coaching       └─ Team Assignments
                    └─ Training
 EEF                Problem Solving   EEF Updates
                    └─ Six Thinking
 OPA                   Hats            OPA Updates
                    Retrospectives
 Etc.               Recognition
                    Individual/Team
                    Assessments
                    Data Analysis
                    └─ SWOT
                    Meetings
                    Emotional
                    Intelligence
                    Cultural
                    Intelligence
                    Leadership
                    ├─ Distributed
                    ├─ Centralized
                    └─ Servant
                    Tuckman Ladder
                    PMIS
                    Virtual
                    Collaboration
                    Tools
                    Etc.

Figure-এর মূল তালিকাটি PMBOK 8-এর Figure 2-44-এর সঙ্গে cross-check করা হয়েছে। (Dr. Hajiyakhchali)


63. Lead the Team বনাম Acquire Resources

PMP exam-এ এই distinction খুব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ।

বিষয়Acquire ResourcesLead the Team
মূল প্রশ্নResource কীভাবে obtain করব?Team-কে কীভাবে lead/develop করব?
FocusObtain + AssignLead + Develop + Improve
NegotiationResource পাওয়ার জন্যTeam conflict/agreement
OutputTeam assignmentsTeam performance assessments
Team Buildingপ্রধান focus নয়গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
Coachingনয়গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
Motivationনয়গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
Conflict Managementনয়গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
Trainingনয়গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
Recognition & Rewardsনয়গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
Tuckman Ladderনয়গুরুত্বপূর্ণ

64. PMP Exam Question 1 — Basic

A project manager has acquired all required team members. The team is now experiencing communication problems, conflicts, and declining motivation.

Which process should the project manager perform?

A. Acquire Resources
B. Estimate Resources
C. Lead the Team
D. Plan Resource Management

সঠিক উত্তর: C. Lead the Team

কারণ resources already acquired; এখন team performance এবং interaction improve করতে হবে।


65. PMP Question 2 — Conflict

Two senior engineers strongly disagree about a technical solution. Their disagreement is affecting team collaboration.

What should the project manager primarily use?

A. Conflict Management
B. Resource Calendar
C. Preassignment
D. Procurement

উত্তর: A. Conflict Management

কারণ মূল সমস্যা হলো team conflict।


66. PMP Question 3 — Motivation

A project team has completed a difficult milestone ahead of schedule. The project manager publicly recognizes the team's contribution and provides an appropriate reward.

Which technique is being used?

A. Coaching
B. Recognition and Rewards
C. Tuckman Ladder
D. Critical Thinking

উত্তর: B. Recognition and Rewards


67. PMP Question 4 — Coaching

A junior engineer repeatedly makes mistakes during equipment testing. The project manager works directly with the engineer, provides feedback, demonstrates the correct approach, and monitors improvement.

Which technique is MOST appropriate?

A. Coaching
B. Negotiation
C. SWOT Analysis
D. Colocation

উত্তর: A. Coaching


68. PMP Question 5 — Mentoring vs Coaching

A project manager provides long-term career guidance to a junior team member and helps the person develop professional capabilities beyond the immediate project task.

Which technique is this?

A. Coaching
B. Mentoring
C. Negotiation
D. Problem-Solving

উত্তর: B. Mentoring

Exam Tip

Immediate/current performance → Coaching

Long-term professional development → Mentoring


69. PMP Question 6 — Servant Leadership

A team member reports that a major administrative obstacle is preventing the team from completing its work. The project manager focuses on removing the obstacle and enabling the team to perform.

Which leadership style is MOST evident?

A. Centralized leadership
B. Servant leadership
C. Transactional leadership
D. Directive leadership

উত্তর: B. Servant Leadership


70. PMP Question 7 — Tuckman

A newly formed project team is experiencing disagreements about roles, responsibilities, and technical approaches.

Which stage of the Tuckman Ladder is MOST likely?

A. Forming
B. Storming
C. Norming
D. Performing

উত্তর: B. Storming

Memory

Forming → Storming → Norming → Performing → Adjourning


71. PMP Question 8 — Six Thinking Hats

A project team is stuck in a disagreement. The project manager wants team members to examine facts, emotions, risks, benefits, creativity, and the discussion process separately.

Which technique is MOST appropriate?

A. SWOT Analysis
B. Six Thinking Hats
C. Tuckman Ladder
D. Resource Calendar

উত্তর: B. Six Thinking Hats


72. PMP Question 9 — SWOT

A project manager wants to assess the team's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats before developing a team improvement strategy.

Which technique should be used?

A. SWOT Analysis
B. Six Thinking Hats
C. Tuckman Ladder
D. Colocation

উত্তর: A. SWOT Analysis


73. PMP Question 10 — Virtual Team

A project has team members located in five different countries. The project manager uses online collaboration and video conferencing tools to maintain communication.

Which combination is MOST relevant?

A. Colocation + Tuckman Ladder
B. Virtual Teams + Virtual Collaboration Tools
C. Preassignment + Procurement
D. Recognition + Rewards

উত্তর: B


74. PMP Question 11 — Critical Thinking

A supplier claims that a recurring equipment failure is caused by improper operation. Instead of accepting the claim, the project team examines test data, maintenance records, and operating conditions.

Which technique is being applied?

A. Motivation
B. Critical Thinking
C. Team Building
D. Recognition

উত্তর: B. Critical Thinking


75. PMP Question 12 — Team Performance Assessment

A project manager conducts a formal evaluation and determines that the team has strong technical capability but weak communication and collaboration.

What is the MOST appropriate next action?

A. Replace the entire team
B. Use coaching, team building, or training to address the gaps
C. Close the project
D. Update only the cost baseline

উত্তর: B

Team Performance Assessment-এর ফলাফল ব্যবহার করে appropriate development action নিতে হবে।


76. PMP Question 13 — Output

A project manager's team leadership activities result in a need to change the approved schedule because the team lacks a critical competency and additional training is required.

What should the project manager consider?

A. Change Request
B. Procurement only
C. Resource Estimate only
D. Stakeholder Identification only

উত্তর: A. Change Request

Approved baseline পরিবর্তনের প্রয়োজন হলে formal change process অনুসরণ করতে হবে।


77. PMP Question 14 — Output Trap

Which of the following is an output of Lead the Team?

A. Resource Requirements
B. Team Performance Assessments
C. Basis of Estimates
D. Resource Breakdown Structure

উত্তর: B. Team Performance Assessments

এটি Figure 2-44-এর প্রথম output।


78. PMP Question 15 — Project Management Plan Update

During team leadership, the project manager determines that the original resource management approach is no longer effective.

Which project management plan component may need to be updated?

A. Resource Management Plan
B. Scope Baseline
C. Quality Baseline
D. Procurement Statement

উত্তর: A. Resource Management Plan


79. PMP Question 16 — Schedule Baseline

A key team member leaves unexpectedly. A replacement must be trained, resulting in an approved change to the project completion date.

Which baseline may need to be updated?

A. Schedule Baseline
B. Resource Calendar only
C. Team Charter only
D. Issue Log only

উত্তর: A. Schedule Baseline


80. PMP Question 17 — Cost Baseline

A project must hire an external trainer because the existing team lacks a required competency. The approved change increases project cost.

Which baseline may need to be updated?

A. Scope Baseline
B. Cost Baseline
C. Schedule Baseline only
D. Resource Calendar

উত্তর: B. Cost Baseline


81. PMP Question 18 — Team Charter

The project team agrees to change its communication and conflict-resolution rules.

Which project document should be updated?

A. Team Charter
B. Cost Baseline
C. Resource Breakdown Structure
D. Procurement Management Plan

উত্তর: A. Team Charter


82. PMP Question 19 — Advanced Scenario

A project team consists of engineers from several countries. Technical competence is high, but cultural differences are causing misunderstandings. The project manager provides cultural awareness guidance and adjusts communication practices.

Which technique is MOST relevant?

A. Organizational Cultural Intelligence
B. Resource Estimating
C. Procurement
D. Preassignment

উত্তর: A. Organizational Cultural Intelligence


83. PMP Question 20 — Integrated Scenario

A project team is experiencing repeated conflicts. The project manager reviews the Issue Log, conducts a team assessment, facilitates a retrospective, uses conflict management and emotional intelligence, and subsequently updates the Issue Log and Lessons Learned Register.

Which process is being performed?

A. Acquire Resources
B. Lead the Team
C. Estimate Resources
D. Plan Resource Management

উত্তর: B. Lead the Team

এখানে একসঙ্গে:

  • Issue Log
  • Team Performance Assessment
  • Retrospective
  • Conflict Management
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Issue Log Update
  • Lessons Learned Update

ব্যবহার হচ্ছে—সবই Lead the Team-এর সঙ্গে strongly aligned।


84. সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ PMP Exam Memory Map

Team already acquired?

Lead the Team

Team conflict?

Conflict Management

Teamকে influence করতে হবে?

Influencing

Team enthusiasm বাড়াতে হবে?

Motivation

Agreement তৈরি করতে হবে?

Negotiation

Team cohesion বাড়াতে হবে?

Team Building

Decision নিতে হবে?

Decision-Making

Evidence critically evaluate করতে হবে?

Critical Thinking

Individual performance improve করতে হবে?

Coaching

Long-term professional development?

Mentoring

Skill gap?

Training

Structured problem-solving perspectives?

Six Thinking Hats

Continuous improvement discussion?

Retrospective

Good performance recognize?

Recognition and Rewards

Team strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats?

SWOT Analysis

Emotion/Empathy?

Emotional Intelligence

Cross-cultural issue?

Organizational Cultural Intelligence

Leadership responsibility shared?

Distributed Leadership

Leader makes decisions centrally?

Centralized Leadership

Leader serves/removes obstacles for team?

Servant Leadership

Team development stages?

Tuckman Ladder


85. এক নজরে Figure 2-44

CategoryPMBOK 8 Key Points
Main PurposeTeam competency, interaction ও environment improve করা
Key BenefitTeam behavior influence, conflict manage, issues resolve
Main InputResource Management Plan
Important DocumentsIssue Log, Lessons Learned, Schedule, Calendars, Team Charter, WPR, Team Assignments
People SkillsConflict, Influencing, Motivation, Negotiation, Team Building
Thinking SkillsDecision-Making, Critical Thinking
DevelopmentCoaching, Mentoring, Training
Problem-SolvingSix Thinking Hats
ImprovementRetrospectives
MotivationRecognition & Rewards
AnalysisIndividual/Team Assessment, SWOT
EmotionalEmotional Intelligence
CulturalOrganizational Cultural Intelligence
LeadershipDistributed, Centralized, Servant
Team DevelopmentTuckman Ladder
TechnologyPMIS, Virtual Collaboration Tools
Key OutputTeam Performance Assessments
Plan UpdatesResource Management Plan, Schedule Baseline, Cost Baseline
Document UpdatesIssue Log, Lessons Learned, Schedule, Calendars, Team Charter, Team Assignments
Other OutputsChange Requests, EEF Updates, OPA Updates

⭐ সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ পার্থক্য

Acquire Resources-এর মূল কথা:

“Right people/resources-কে project-এ obtain ও assign করা।”

Lead the Team-এর মূল কথা:

“Acquired team-কে develop, motivate, coach, resolve conflict, improve performance এবং lead করা।”

আর Lead the Team-এর জন্য একটি খুব শক্তিশালী exam formula মনে রাখুন:

Assess → Communicate → Motivate → Develop → Resolve → Lead → Improve

অর্থাৎ:

Team Performance Assess করুন → Communication করুন → Motivate করুন → Coach/Train করুন → Conflict/Issue Resolve করুন → Appropriate Leadership Style ব্যবহার করুন → Retrospective/Assessment-এর মাধ্যমে continuously improve করুন। (FlipHTML5)

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