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
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