The Role of Teams in Engineering By: Ethan O’Brien(presenting), Chloe Ward, Robert English, John McDermott and Graham Britchfield
Contents What is “Teamwork”? Where is Teamwork encountered in engineering? Good/Bad teamwork Summary 2/11 7 minutes long!
What is teamwork? What is a team? Who ’s in a team? How does a team work? 3/11
Where is Teamwork encountered in Engineering? Workplace Life 4/11
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The Key to a Good Team Work together Task understood by all Team strategy 6/11
What a team needs: Cooperation Trust Coordination Communication 7/11
How does a good team develop? Stages of group formation: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing Rescue plan Acknowledge strengths and weaknesses 8/11
Good Teamwork skills Self managing Keep written record Collaborate Be Decisive Discipline 9/11
“Bad” Teamwork Mine Field Support Communication Planning Discipline 10/11
Summary Engineers will often have to work in teams to accomplish goals Good teamwork requires cooperation, discipline and communication. Utilise Strengths, mitigate weaknesses “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” - Henry Ford 11/11