Week 4 - Teams and the team project

Question 1

What are the two most common methodologies in software development?

Answer 1

Waterfall

Agile

Question 2

Give a basic outline of the 4 steps of waterfall

Answer 2

Create specification (with customer)

Develop a design

Implement design

Test the product

Question 3

What are the team roles in waterfall methodology?

Answer 3

Team leader

Project Manager

Product development specialist

Question 4

Waterfall:

What does the team leader do?

Answer 4

Leads team meetings and facilitates a working environment

Question 5

Waterfall:

What does the Project Manager do?

Answer 5

Maintains team logbook and project plan, and the gantt chart

Question 6

Waterfall:

What do the product development specialists do?

Answer 6

Develop the product - contribute specialist knowledge

Question 7

Define data gathering

Answer 7

Process of acuiring data as well as ensuring data is of sufficient quality to allow analysis and reporting

Question 8

Define data analysis

Answer 8

Analysing a data set to provide information. Can be observational or mathematical.

Question 9

Define data reporting

Answer 9

Reporting the results of data gathering and analysis.

Presenting data clearly.

Question 10

What is a team?

Answer 10

A group of people working together towards a common group goal. Members may have complimentary skillsets to allow quicker progression.

Question 11

What are three motivation types?

Answer 11

Task orientated

Self orientated

Interaction Orientated

Question 12

What is a task orientated motivation type?

Answer 12

Motivation for doing the work is the work itself

Question 13

What is self-oriented motivation?

Answer 13

Doing work to make progress towards your own goals, e.g. to get rich

Question 14

What is Interaction oriented motivation?

Answer 14

Motivated by presence and actions of coworkers - going to work because you like to go to work

Question 15

What is Myers Briggs?

Answer 15

A way to classify personality type.

Question 16

What are the 4 pairs of poles in Myers-Briggs?

Answer 16

Focus of energies - Extroversion/Introversion

Processing Information - Sensing/Intuition

Decision Based - Thinking/Feeling

Ways of Organising - Judgement/Perception

Question 17

What are the 5 stages of Tuckman’s group development?

Answer 17

Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing

Adjourning

Question 18

What is the forming stage in Tuckman’s thing?

Answer 18

Team members learn about each other and the task at hand.

Indicators: unclear objectives, confusion, poor listening

Question 19

What is the storming stage in Tuckman’s thing?

Answer 19

Arguments about group structure. Establishing pecking order.

Indicators: lack of cohesion, hidden agendas, conflict, anger, volatility, resentment

Question 20

What is the norming stage in tuckman’s thing?

Answer 20

Establishment of rules and communications.

Indicators: questioning, clarifying, opening risky issues, listening, identifying strengths and weaknesses

Question 21

What is the performing stage in tuckman’s thing?

Answer 21

Achieving conclusions and implementing solutions. (i.e. doing the stuff)

Indicators: creativity, initiative, flexibility, confidence, pride, concern for people, learning, morale

Question 22

What is the adjourning stage of tuckmans thing?

Answer 22

The project ends and the group disbands.

Question 23

What is Cogs Ladder?

Answer 23

A way of determining how a group is growing.

Question 24

How many stages has Cogs Ladder?

Answer 24

5

Question 25

What are the stages of Cogs Ladder?

Answer 25

Polite

Why we’re here

Bid for Power

Cooperation/Constructive

Esprit

Question 26

What is the polite stage in cog’s ladder?

Answer 26

Members get to know each other

Group structure established

Polite interactions, simple ideas

Question 27

What is the Why We’re Here stage in cog’s ladder?

Answer 27

Team questions need to meet

Leader communicates agenda

Goals set

Members begin to fit in

Question 28

What is the Bid for Power stage in cog’s ladder?

Answer 28

Individuals try to impose ideas

Members strive for power

Poor solutions - need structure and patience

Question 29

What is the Cooperation/Constructive stage in cog’s ladder?

Answer 29

Acceptance of other’s opinions

Team spirit forms

Creativity, productivity

Question 30

What is the Esprit stage in cog’s ladder?

Answer 30

Team spirit, harmony and unity

Mutual acceptance

Very productive

Not reached by all teams!

Question 31

What are the five areas of dysfunction according to Lencioni?

Answer 31

Lack of trust

Fear of conflict

Lack of commitment

Avoidance of accountability

Inattention to results