THE TEAM AS KEY ...
A
- Have the will to win
- Know when to discuss or ask – and when to just do it
- Better do it wrong than not at all
- Get commitment from the team
- It is one boat – the team will win or lose
- Be open with each other
- Help each other
- Be able to train each other
- Be able to learn and criticize (feed back)
- Have common experiences together to become a team
- Have common (team-) values
- The work of the team ends with customer acceptance
B
Have mixed "Team-Role-Types" on board (Belbin)
Action Oriented Roles
Shaper
Changes the team to improve
People Oriented Roles
Coordinator
Acts as a chairperson
Team Worker
Encourages cooperation
Resource Investigator
Explores outside opportunities
Thought Oriented Roles
Plant
Presents new ideas and approaches
Monitor-Evaluator
Analyses the options
Specialist
Provides specialized skills
C
- Define a Core Team of 4 – 8 people (5%)
- Define an outer ring of WP-Leaders, each leading 2 – 4 people
- Have some Wild Cards in your team for special tasks
- Modify your Core Team and/or WP-Leaders as necessary