Week 3 (Project Teams) Flashcards
Group interaction
The planner, designer and accountant answer to the project manager
Team Interaction
The planner, designer, accountant and project manager talk to each other interchangeably
Teamwork
When people work collaboratively towards a common goal as distinct from other ways that individuals can work within a group.
Purpose of Project Teams
Volume of Work
Range of Skills
Ideas
Decisions
Risks
Motivation
Support
Team charter definition
A document that sets out the working relationships and agreed behaviours within a project team.
Team charter layout
Initiate the Project Team Selection
Give the Team an Identity
Outline how the Team will be Led
Outline the Team’s Objectives
Outline the Team’s Roles
Outline the Team Building Process
Team Development Phases
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
Levels of team building
Level 1: Interpersonal Team Building
Level 2: Team Roles
Level 3: Shared Vision
Level 4: Task Focused
Forming
A team meets and learns about its objectives
Storming
Conflict occurs between the members. Team begins to work out its issues and build trust internally.
Norming
Team members have resolved most disagreements and personality clashes by this stage to form a culture of cooperation.
Performing
team members are now comfortable working together towards their shared goals.
Level 1: Interpersonal Team Building
- getting to know each other.
- having a better understanding of each other’s personalities and behaviours, so as to communicate with each other
Level 2: Team Roles
-team roles each of the team members play within the team.
- bring out the team members’ intrinsic personalities, behaviours and team role skills.
-individual team members to play different roles.
Level 3: Shared Vision
-This is important because they might have a different appreciation of the purpose of the project and, consequently, might be pulling in different directions.
