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Mid Semester Report

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Phi Nguyen
Professor Burns
ISQS 4350 - 002
April 14, 2016
Mid-Semester Report: Developing Project Team
As shown in figure below, a project team can be developed by using effective communication, establishing trust among team members, managing conflicts in a constructive manner, and encouraging collaborative problem-solving. The main goal of team development is to help people work together more effectively to improve project performance (Schwalbe, 2012). This process is about creating an open, encouraging environment for the team and developing it into an effective, functioning, coordinated group (Heldman, 2009). This involves improving skills of team member performance in order to increase their ability to complete project activities and improving …show more content…

Developing the project team is important to get all of the team members into the right roles (Newton, 2015).
Psychologist Bruce Tuckman first came up with his four-stage model of team development in 1965 and modified it to include the fifth stage in the 1970s (Schwalbe, 2012). He believed that these stages are inevitable in order for a team to grow to the point where they are functioning together and delivering high-quality results. The Tuckman model describes five stages of team development: Forming: This stage involves the introduction of team members so work together and make an effort to get to know their new colleagues. They share information about their backgrounds, interests and experiences and form first impressions of each other. Team members learn about the project that they will be working on, discuss the project's objectives, and start to think about what role each team member will play on the project team. The forming stage is necessary, but little work is actually …show more content…

Selecting the right people first is important, because negative attitudes can destroy a project just as quickly as skill set deficiencies. Even if a team member lacks a particular technical skill, this is far less of a challenge to correct than addressing a negative attitude. Depending on the project, team members will be assigned roles and responsibilities based on need and availability. Skill deficiencies can be addressed by encouraging team members to cross train or providing training session to ensure competency levels meet standards. Besides, team members should be encouraged to take on additional responsibilities as learning opportunities to advance their skill sets. Improvements in skills allow individuals to perform assignments more effectively. Engaging with the team in this way will also help align the team’s skills and experiences to allow growth opportunities, thereby enabling project success (Griffith, 2015).
Individuals with different skills sets should be required to perform their tasks at different points throughout the project. This means that the process of building an effective project team is an ongoing one. There are various indicators of whether a team is working effectively together as a group. Various tools are available such as attitudinal surveys, specific assessments, structured interviews, ability tests, and focus groups. These tools give

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