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Will Your Team Succeed?
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Reasons Teams Fail (In Business & School) Poor communication Personal styles and paces that clash Free riders who don’t contribute fair share Focus on product, ignore the process Leadership issues Poor quality product Tendency to give up when faced with obstacles
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Solutions to Poor Communication Establish comm links early - e-mail, phone lists, weekly meetings Accept feedback Written, clear assignment instructions - Gantt chart, members re-state assignment in own words Meeting Agendas Status reports w/feedback Ask questions for clarification
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Solutions to Personal Clashes Respect each other’s position Make conflict professional not personal Treat each other professionals Try compromising to meet the same goal When required, seek an arbitrator (e.g., instructor) Have fun
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Solutions to Free Riders Establish clear team rules early (expectations, removal process) Address inactivity immediately Document warnings (both oral and written) Team removal
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How to Focus on Process (Chapter 4 of SPM) Good, clear, detailed project plan Have agenda available early Use good research tools (library, Internet, etc.) Emphasize quality, not quantity Use a Gantt chart Schedule aggressively (p. 100 in SPM) Status reports Ask questions
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Solutions to Leadership Issues Create leadership questionnaire carefully Establish leadership roles that work for this particular team Create meaningful guidelines for leaders in team charter Talk to leader about problems or potential problems, not other team members
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Insure Quality Research (library, Internet, company) Use your imagination in preparing documentation (use graphics) SPELL CHECK - GRAMMAR CHECK Would you present the document to your manager who is considering you for promotion? ASK QUESTIONS Work as a Team not a Group
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Don’t Give Up Seek professors’ advice Develop a team spirit, name & logo Don’t get ‘senioritis’
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Effective Team Members in Projects High Quality Technical Skills – members need to solve technical problems without outside assistance Political Sensitivity – Leaders and team members should have an understanding of the organization’s politics Strong Problem Orientation - effective team members need to be problem oriented not discipline oriented.
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Effective Team Members in Projects Strong Goal Orientation – Focus should be on results not activity. (no clock watchers) High Self Esteem – Never surprise the boss (Team members willing to admit problems/errors) Multiple roles – team members willing to perform multiple types of tasks
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