Team Analysis
Abstract
The purpose of this assignment is for each learning team to apply what team members are learning about successful teams to an in-depth analysis of itself. As teams go through development stages, the members learn how people feel about themselves and what the content of the task that is to be accomplished, based on each stage that is achieved.
Describe the process your team has used to form, storm, norm, and perform. At this point, where do you believe your team is in the team formation process?
The learning teams were initially formed by the professor, and everyone had their anxieties and questions about the other members. After the team was formed, a Team Charter was developed to gather information about everyone on one document, so we would all know each others strengths, weaknesses, and contact information. Usually We had an initial conference call to check the temperature of everyone, but not everyone could participate in the call. Once everyone agreed to the team charter, it was suggested that each person on the team be a leader for a week, leaving the last week without an actual leader. The plan was to let the last week have everyone work together without a leader, but to draw virtual straws to decide who would post that week’s team assignment. The team members were listed in alphabetical order, which is the same order each person was assigned a week.
Team A was successful at reaching the next stage of development, which is storming. The team had some initial problems during the process of posting the team assignments. The team had not approved the posting that was submitted, which was incomplete. The issue went through a resolution process to fix the problem. Another team member took the initiative and reposted the assignment after it was edited, formatted, and team approved. We moved forward as a team, and were able to refocus our goals, using our Team Charter as a...
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