“Team Formation” William A. Kahn
A design team works to achieve a
common goal – you have to feel comfortable with each other during the process
of a project, create values and beliefs, and while working together - making just
and impartial decisions. Working together means gathering information that
offers effective arguments to help guide them in creating effective reports and
presentations. As a team, you come up
with one idea that is compiled into everyone’s efforts enabling a better understanding
of the scope of the project. During the process, you will need Brainstormes that
can come up with “...ideas quickly and lead everyone else to thinking as
creatively as possible that will lead them to similar research and products.” And so, it is a tremendous help to create a
mission statement beforehand that delineates the goals of the team in order to
remind them of its initial intent so that they can make “…important conversations
and guide difficult choices.” Consequently, in order for the team to function
effectively, the team needs to have a vision on how they will carry out the
mission that they all have agreed upon – a working group that holds “…to a collective purpose, and to one another.”
A team that works well consists
of important key members – the facilitator, the project manager. The first one is
the facilitator who “...helps monitor the flow of conversation, ensuring that
team members participate appropriately and move through agenda items.” The
second one is the project manager who “….coordinates and schedules the
project-related activities of team members, ensuring the work is integrated.” In
all ends, communication is the integral part of a working team – “…gathering to
develop shared understandings of what you need to do.” Most importantly, understand
why you are meeting – have a clear purpose in order produce valuable work
together.
What unique team challenges do design teams face?
- · Morality/Team work effectiveness – depends on how well you know each other and your willingness to be open minded about everyone’s ideas.
- · Individual work/Integration of work – know the mission and have a clear understanding about your role on the team.
- · Skill levels – Know what you are good at and be willing to learn lots.
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