Week 4, Team Formation

Week 4, Team Formation:

Chapter 3 of the Students Guide to Successful project Teams if focused on the philosophy of team formation. The Chapter poses many questions in response to group projects and, clarifies social structures to maximize project efficiency. The best way to unify a group is through the process of creating a group mission statement, a statement that dignifies the goals and projection of the group accomplishments. Mission Statements should only take a few minutes to devise but always serve as a reminder for the group as to whom they exist to be. An open dialogue between members is crucial for making these statements happen.

                  Communication is a practice that all individuals should be proficient in. The medium in which this occurs might range from images, word documents, narration, or telephone conversation. Technology is also a big role in the efficiency of team formatting in how it allows for communication to occur regardless of proximity to one another.  It is important to maintain social contact to share innovations or achievements with team members, but its also more so important to share bad news, this could alter the forecast of a design group, and all members are entitled to any agenda changes. The ultimate goal in providing communication is to stay focused and maximize efficiency.

What unique challenges do design teams face?

A design team may encounter a variety of challenges throughout the time spent together. Some of the largest challenges may actually range from- operational formatting in the social structure of a design team, to more basic needs such as communication and organization.  Although these challenges may seem common, they often yield minimal efforts to resolve. As for a unique challenge that may bestow upon a design team might intact be an external force. Perhaps a unique or strange occurrence that was not originally planned for ultimately begins to cause pressures within a design group.