A project manager believes that the best way to manage is to form a good, harmonious working relationship with the team, and high performance will follow. The project manager could be defined as a _____ manager.
A.
1,9
B.
9,1
C.
1,1
D.
9,9
E.
5,5
Explanation:
Four types of project leader that are considered best suited to different project circumstances are, imaginative Explorer (9,9), assertive Driver (9,1), catalyst Coordinator (5,5) and Professional Administrator (1,9) are placed in four quadrants of Focus (X) and Approach (Y) axis of General Personality Characteristics Grid. These values of (9,9), (9,1), (1,9) and (5,5) are Blake-Mouton Grid descriptions. (Refer to http://www.maxwideman.com/papers/profiles/general.htm) (1,9) represents Administrator who believes in forming a good, harmonious working relationship with the team. Administrator recognizes the need for stability, typically in order to optimize productivity through maximizing repetition to the extent possible on a project and to get the work finished. Often, requisite information must be assembled and carefully analyzed, with thought given to the trade-offs and how conflicts and problems can be resolved and disposed of in advance. Work must be carefully scheduled and procedurized if potential gains are to be realized and “all the pieces are to be carefully put in place”.So, Answer A (1,9) the Administrator manager.