1. Team management What can you do to help your team work effectively?
Sit with your MiniProject team. Introduce yourselves. What is a strength that you bring to the team?
What can you do to help your team work effectively?
Know how to reach each other
, IM, cell phone, whatever the team agrees to
Build trust in each other
Maintain a written task list of who is to do what, by when
For each meeting, have an agenda and take minutes
Work by consensus, not command
Take on roles
Brainstorm
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2. Roles What are some roles that might be helpful in meetings?
Everyone is a team member:
Participates fully to solve the tasks
These and other roles can be shared and rotated.
Roles
What are some roles that might be helpful in meetings?
Facilitator
Ensures that the meeting stays focused and on task
Recorder
Writes down and distributes decisions and key points of discussion
Timekeeper
Each agenda item should have a time limit
Timekeeper warns when the time is close / exceeded
The team then decides whether to:
Put the item in the Issue Bin (for a subsequent meeting)
Take time away from another item
Extend the time allocated for the meeting
Encourager
“Joe, what do you think of that idea?”
Contrarian (“devil’s advocate”)
Prevents group-think: “I’m not sure that will work. Might blah be a problem?”
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3. Brainstorming Helps get ideas out on the table. Two rules:
Rule 1: Generate and record ideas
If you are stuck, try tricks like:
“What is a blue solution to our problem?”
Look around the room for inspiration
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Rule 2: No squashing
Exercise on Roles and Brainstorming:
Instructor, assign roles for each team: Facilitator, Recorder, Timekeeper & Encourager
Take 90 seconds to brainstorm how to make your mini project cool and unique
Take 20 seconds to choose one of your brainstormed ideas to share with the class
Share the ideas (one per team)
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