1. Team Tips #2
Working in Teams

2. Working Team Checklist
Create Work Plans
Have Productive Meetings
Gather/Use Important Data
Make Decisions Effectively
Check Progress
Document Work

3. Create Work Plans Identify Major Tasks to Accomplish
Estimate Time to Accomplish Each Task
Assign Tasks to Team Members
Estimate Needed Resources
Identify Measures of Progress
Create a CHART That Shows the Plan

4. Productive Team Meetings
Establish a Meeting Process
Have an Agenda in Advance
Know Team Meeting Roles
Meeting Leader
Note Taker
Timekeeper
Evaluate Meeting

5. Communication Skills for Team Meetings
Leadership Skills
Discussion Skills
Listening Skills
Feedback Skills
Tip:
Rotate meeting leadership responsibility to help develop this skill in all team members.

6. Meeting Evaluation 1. Our meeting today was: 2. The pace was:
Productive A Waste
2. The pace was:
Just Right Too fast Too slow
3. Everyone participated:
Yes Somewhat No
4. Our purpose was:
Clear Confused
5. We made good progress on our plan:

7. Making Decisions Clarify Exact Decision to Be Made
Outline Pros and Cons
Choose Decision Method
Vote on Decision
Check for Agreement
Tip:
Explore important decisions by informal polling. Go around once and have each team member state which way they are leaning in the vote.

8. The Solution Matrix Cost: dollars, time, resources
Impact: people and processes affected
Potential customer satisfaction, money
Benefits: savings, better future
Potential anticipate problems, preventive
Problems: measures, potential remedies
Ease of Imple- easy, moderate, hard to execute
mentation:

9. Documenting Team Work Meeting Notes Customer Surveys Planning Charts
Data Graphs
Individual Assignment Lists
Intermediate Progress Reports
Engineering Sketches and Drawings
Final Report

10. The Key to Successful Team Work is:
Remember
The Key to Successful Team Work is:
Planning
and
Communication