1 Teams Sriram Mohan/Steve Chenoweth

Importance of team spirit  Effective requirements management can be done only be an effective team  Software Development is a team activity 2

Roles  Contact Client Supervisor  Secretary  Librarian  Guru  Task assigner/monitor 3

Leadership Functions  Communication  Coordination  Setting goals & objectives  Role model  Represent group to outside  Represent outside to group  NOT: Give orders 4

Team member functions  Communication  Participation [during meetings]  Effort [out of meetings] 5

Meetings  Goal, an agenda and a focus  Meetings don’t just happen Planning Preparation Attention Commitment Effort 6

What to do during a meeting?  Status evaluation  Plan  Report  Analyze  Invent  Summarize meeting at the end 7

Tasks  Define a task Small in size, must have measurable objectives  Assign a task Who is/are responsible?  Monitor progress Reports/logs  Complete task 8

Conflicts  Issue conflicts Keep it on the issue, don’t make it personal  Performance conflicts Missing tasks, violating standards etc 9

Manager  Monitor meet weekly with team receive status report weekly monitor teams’ role performance Provide feedback to team  Report to me weekly on general status recommend drastic action Mid and End of Quarter reports  Advisor voice of experience critique documents and programs 10

Client Interaction  It is our fault if the project fails because the client fails to communicate clearly, the project fails because the client incorrectly describes the real problem ….. Other issues(see handouts) 11

Client Interaction  Present yourself professionally appearance organization speaking & writing  Be knowledgeable Clients domain Your expertise  Meet Expectations 12

Team Assignments  Will be announced in class. 13

To be done as a team  Team name  Assign roles  Swap schedules  Contact client(once you have a list of times to meet). Try and meet as early as possible  Contact manager(again have a list of times to meet). Must meet by the end of the week 14