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Task-Oriented Leader

A leader who emphasizes getting work finished on time and to plan. In a cross-functional Scrum team, they encourage every member to contribute across roles so commitments are met and deadlines are honored.

Key Points

  • Focuses on task completion, schedules, and clear deliverables.
  • Tracks progress with tools (task boards, burndown) and drives follow-through.
  • In Scrum, prompts cross-functional swarming so all members help finish priority work.
  • Removes impediments and manages risks to protect deadlines without micromanaging.

Example

Mid-sprint, testing lags behind. The task-oriented leader asks developers to help with test automation, limits WIP, reprioritizes the top stories, and checks the burndown daily to keep the team on track for the Sprint Goal.

PMP Example Question

On a cross-functional Scrum team facing a tight deadline, which action best demonstrates a task-oriented leader?

  1. Encouraging mentoring sessions to improve long-term team skills.
  2. Reprioritizing the Sprint backlog and coordinating swarming on the highest-risk tasks while checking progress against the burndown each day.
  3. Canceling the Sprint to rewrite the product vision.
  4. Letting the team self-organize without monitoring progress until the Sprint Review.

Correct Answer: B — focusing on completing tasks on schedule and coordinating cross-functional effort.

Explanation: Option B centers on task completion and deadline adherence, using daily monitoring and coordinated swarming, which exemplifies task-oriented leadership.

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