1. Teamwork
Principles Of Engineering
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2. Teamwork
Principles Of Engineering™
What Is Teamwork?
“When you're part of a team, you stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they'd do the same for you.”
-Yogi Berra
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3. Teamwork
Principles Of Engineering™
What Is a Team?
A team is a collection of individuals, each with his or her own expertise, brought together to benefit a common goal.
Teams are often comprised of people who do not know each other. Team participants must work hard to develop productive working relationships despite personal differences and cultural practices.
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4. Teamwork
Principles Of Engineering™
Developing a Team
Step #1: Team members come together to identify the team’s mission.
Design Brief
Step #1:
What does the team have to do?
How will the team accomplish the task?
What information is needed?
What resources are available?
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5. Developing a Team Step #2: Team members establish group norms.
Teamwork
Principles Of Engineering™
Developing a Team
Step #2: Team members establish group norms.
Step #2:
Develop guidelines, protocols, or rules.
Come to a team consensus on all guidelines, protocols, or rules.
Regulate proper and acceptable behavior by and between team members.
Make a commitment to follow these rules.
No design decision will be acted on before discussion with and consensus from all team members.
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6. Teamwork
Principles Of Engineering™
Developing a Team
Step #3: Identify team members’ strengths and weaknesses.
Step #3:
Team members will list their individual talents, skills, and limitations.
Identify job responsibilities.
Remember: Each team member’s strengths are a support mechanism for the other team member’s/members’ weaknesses.
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7. Establishing Team Norms
Teamwork
Principles Of Engineering™
Establishing Team Norms
Brainstorm a list of team norms.
Analyze each norm and discuss its impact on the team and on the overall goal.
Identify and come to consensus on key norms.
Establish consequences if norms are broken.
Typical Team Norms:
Input from all team members
Team meeting schedule and project timeline
Communication protocol
Conflict resolution protocol
Note: A copy of the established norms must be provided to each team member.
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