Teamworking

Question 1

What are the main stages of team development?

Answer 1

Forming, storming, norming, performing and mourning

Question 2

What are the characteristics of an effective team?

Answer 2

Purpose, objectives, resources, value, clear roles and responsibility, strengths and weaknesses, diversity

Question 3

What is a team?

Answer 3

(1) common purpose (2) shared objective/goal (3) bringing in key elements of expertise a singular entity cannot fulfil him/herself (4) different personalities and traits

Question 4

What is the ideal size for a team and why?

Answer 4

Between 5 and 8, large enough to encorporate the ranges of expertise and interest, but not so large that participation and interest is not shared

Question 5

What are the principles of teamworking?

Answer 5

a common sense of purpose;
a clear understanding of the team’s objectives;
the resource to achieve those objectives;
mutual respect among team members, both as individuals and for the contribution each makes to the team’s performance;
a valuing of members’ strengths and respect of their weaknesses;
mutual trust;
a willingness to share knowledge and expertise;
a willingness to speak openly;
a range of skills among team members to deal effectively with all its tasks;
a range of personal styles for the various roles needed to carry out the team’s tasks

Question 6

What is the GDP at F+G? How did this help teamworking?

Answer 6

Graduate Development Programme, several workshops where we learned about the importance of teamworking and gained an understanding on how our own personal skills attributes can benefit teams

Question 7

What is a roles and responsibilities matrix?

Answer 7

The RACI matrix is a responsiblity assignment chart that maps out every task, milestone or key decision involved in completing a project and assigns which roles are Responsible for each action item,
which personnel are Accountable, and, where appropriate, who needs to be Consulted or Informed

Question 8

What are PEPs and how do they help teamworking?

Answer 8

A project execution plan (PEP, sometimes referred to as a ‘project management plan’ - see below) sets out the strategy for managing a project.
It describes who does what and how, defining the policies, procedures and priorities that will be adopted.
It may include strategies in relation to items outside of the scope of the main contract,
as the client’s overall project might include multiple contracts for the supply of goods and services, both from external organisations and from within the client organisation itself,
such as operation and maintenance contracts, the supply of equipment, relocation, and so on.