5 Implementation Flashcards
What is a team in a project context?
- an interdisciplinary and cross-hierarchical working group that is able to solve a specific task in project form
- Each member recognizes that the task can only be successfully solved with productive teamwork and that each team member benefits from it in their area of responsibility
What can be reasons for teamwork?
- Project task requires joint handling
- Inclusion of specialists builds bridges between departments
- Commitment, engagement and ownership are promoted through teamwork
How can you describe the team building process?
- Forming (test phase)
- Storming (conflict phase)
- Norming (organization phase)
- Performing (merger phase)
What is important in project team culture?
- one does it all vs. one does not do anything at all
- be efficient (do things right)
- be effective (do the right things)
What are criteria for good project team culture?
- Communication skills
- Initiative, commitment, enthusiasm
- Integration capability
- Interpersonal skills
- Sensitivity, self-control, responsibility, personal integrity
- Ability to cope with conflicts, culture of conflicts
- Ability to find solutions, holistic thinking
- Loyalty, solidarity, helpfulness
How can you measure the quality of team collaboration?
- Communication and information
- Task Coordination
- Balance of contributions
- Mutual support
- Standards regarding effort
- Cohesion
What are the factors for good teamwork on a personal level?
- Social and method competence
- Willingness to work as a team
- Homogeneity in knowledge and ability
What are the factors for good teamwork on an organizational/leadership level?
- Goal quality: clarity, acceptance, continuity
- Goal commitment: personal commitment, identification with team goal
- Feedback: frequent, timely, constructive
- Decision Structure: participation in decision-making
What are the effects of improved teamwork quality within your team?
- Effectiveness
- Efficiency
- Learning success
- Job satisfaction
How can you measure the quality of communication and information within your team?
- frequency
- degree of formalization
- structure
- openness
How can you measure the quality of task coordination within your team?
- common goal
* coordination of distributed tasks
How can you measure the quality of the balance of contributions within your team?
not bringing same type of contributions:
• integrate into team according to the skills
not contributing the same amount:
• integrate into team according to the abilities
How can you measure the quality of mutual support within your team?
- cooperation and not competition
- information sharing
- ability for perspective taking
- respecting contributions
How can you measure the quality of standards regarding effort within your team?
- engagement and commitment
* prioritization of the team task
How can you measure the quality of cohesion within your team?
- Mutual attraction of team members on a personal level
- Commitment to the task
- “team spirit”
