Teams Flashcards
1
Q
According to John Mullins, what makes a good team?
A
Ability to execute on critical success factors (experience, industry know-how).
Connectedness up, down and across supply chain.
Mission, aspirations, propensity for risk.
2
Q
Problem team and solution team
A
Eric Ries and Ash Mauyra suggest having two (parts of a) team to maximise learning speed;
problem team
- outside the building
(interviews, usability tests)
solution team
- inside the building
(code, tests)
3
Q
what does team need to succeed?
A
resources
- technical expertise
- knowledge of markets
- sales
attributes
- creativity
- communication
- analytical
4
Q
how to motivate the team
A
founders agreement
sharing equity
5
Q
what are critical success factors?
A
the factors that if done right, almost guarantee superior performance, even if others are not done so well.
