Team Leader Training How to manage a team or be on a team (and survive) 540f07tltrain5sep6 1

Stellman&Greene – ch10:4 u What did you learn? 540f07tltrain5sep6 2

Being a Team u Every member should feel that they are contributing u Every member should feel that others are contributing u Every member should know for what she/he is responsible u Every member should do all types of tasks 540f07tltrain5sep6 3

Team Building u Misunderstandings destroy teams u Many businesses spend much effort on “team building” u Teams work better with trust u Ice breakers –TTYT – each team member tells one thing good that happened this week 540f07tltrain5sep6 4

Icebreakers u For next four team meetings, start with one of the following (or similar) –Favorite TV show and why it is a favorite –Best first job after college –Last movie you watched –Favorite song or musical group u Mutter a lot, blame me, etc but do it! (I may ask) 540f07tltrain5sep6 5

Team Organization u Everyone does everything –specialized roles not allowed u “Controlled Decentralized” –problem solving as a group –team leader delegates responsibilities 540f07tltrain5sep6 6

Leadership u Multiple styles –find your own style u Lead - don’t be the whole team –you can’t do everything yourself u Lead - don’t follow –don’t let team members drive the team u Lead - don’t drive –don’t be a dictator u Build up your team members 540f07tltrain5sep6 7

Team Meetings u One of the most common complaints is that meetings are not productive u Be organized –have agenda for meeting –know due dates –have schedule at least till next presentation –set assignments 540f07tltrain5sep6 8

TTYP 1 u What do you (as a team member) expect from your team leader? u Or, what makes a great team leader? u Turn in – names and team number 540f07tltrain5sep6 9

Posting assignments/issues/decisions u Each team leader will post –A weekly list of tasks and evaluation of last week’s results –A semester list of issues and decisions (chronological) – this may change during the semester u Must be posted by noon on Fridays 540f07tltrain5sep6 10

Team Grades u Submit Weekly by on Friday –Starting Friday, Sep 14th u Justify grades less than 100% –On web – 0-10 pts (actual 0-100%) u Advice –Don’t Promise –Be harder at the beginning - it is easier to become more lenient than to become more demanding –Create a grading rubric – send me a copy (by Sep 13) 540f07tltrain5sep6 11

Presentations u Team Web page current 24 hours before –presentation form and CD u Dress Appropriately (coat and tie) u 50 minutes (Pres min ) –introduce team –introduce project –present materials –answer questions u Rubric sheet 540f07tltrain5sep6 12

Presentation Goals u Experience u Communication –what is team doing u Evaluation and Direction –evaluate documentation and code u Feedback from Professor and TA u Grading is not based on correctness of ideas 540f07tltrain5sep6 13

Presentation Rubric Sheet u Each category –Short description of expectations –Points for different levels –Bold indicates normal u Paper copy needs to be circled and turned in 24 hours before presentation with CD containing all required documentation (DON’T ZIP FILES) 540f07tltrain5sep6 14

First Presentation u September u Documentation - on team page and CD –Description of Project »assumptions, capabilities, limitations –Object Model (OMT) »classes, relationships, attributes –State Diagram u Projector –postscript files, powerpoint, rose 540f07tltrain5sep6 15

TTYP2 Discussion u What can you do to make your team better? 540f07tltrain5sep6 16

Non-cooperation u Talk with team member u Make sure assignments are clear and written u Give low weekly percentages u Make assignments non-critical u Request that grading is separate 540f07tltrain5sep6 17

Team member interviews u Every team leader needs to interview each team member separately. –Get to know each other –Find out concerns of team members –Determine strengths of each team member u Send me a report by Sep 13 th that details the meetings and includes a summary of the team’s strengths and weaknesses (attach a word doc, no zip files) 540f07tltrain5sep6 18

Assignments – Tuesday, Sep 11 u Reading S&G ch 10: 1,2 u Journaling – I will post set of words to be defined 540f07tltrain5sep6 19

Be a successful team u Communicate u Organize u Plan u Succeed u Good Luck 540f07tltrain5sep6 20