Chapter 3 Working in Teams

Question 1

Four stages of Teaming

Answer 1

Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
FSNP
For Sure No Problem

Question 2

Forming: Define the project mission and objectives

Answer 2

Subject, purpose, readers, context

Question 3

Forming: Identify project outcomes

Answer 3

Determine devlierables

Question 4

Forming: Define team member responsibilities

Answer 4

Examples: coordinator, researcher, editor, designer

Question 5

Forming: Create a project calendar

Answer 5

Essential for meeting deadlines

Question 6

Forming: Write out a workplan

Answer 6

Identify the mission and objectives
Lay out a step by step plan
Establish a project calendar
Estimate a projecct budget if needed
Summarize the results/deliverables

Question 7

Storming: Running effective meetings

Answer 7

choose facilitator,
set an agenda,
start and end meetings promptly,
address each agenda item separately,
encourage participation

Question 8

Storming: mediating conflicts

Answer 8

choose a mediator
ask both sides to state their positions
identify the issues
prioritize the issues
address each separately trying to find a middle ground
write down an agreement

Question 9

Norming

Answer 9

Determining team roles
revising objectives and outcomes
redefining team roles and redistributing workload
Using groupware to facilitate work

Question 10

Performing

Answer 10

Improving work