2. What is a team?
team/tēm/
Noun: A group of coming together
to accomplish something
Verb: Come together as a team to
achieve a common goal: "he
teamed up with the band".
Synonyms:squad - gang - group -
crew - party - brigade
3. Benefits of teamwork
Good teamwork requires
contribution from each
team member and good
communications between
team members.
When that happens,
teamwork offers an entire
suite of benefits to the team
4. Benefits of teamwork
1. More hands on deck:
Most projects probably aren’t single dimensional. Having
more people in a group accomplishes many things.
• Firstly, many things can be done at the same time
with proper allocation within the group!
• Secondly, having people from different backgrounds
brings to the team many viewpoints and opinions
5. 2. Support: Benefits of teamwork
People, are ultimately social
creatures. Thus, one of the
best aspects of teamwork is
that when people come
together in a common
objective and work together,
they form bonds with each
other and in turn, lends
support to each other.
This impacts, and motivates
every individual to put in
their best foot forward and
contribute to the team,
eventually leading to
success!!
6. Benefits of teamwork
3. Making better decisions
Another of the benefits of teams
and good teamwork is that it
ultimately results in better decision
making.
With more people on the same
project, more ground can be
covered, thus the team would be
able to watch out for loopholes in
their ideas and patch it up.
Also, the more diverse the
backgrounds of the members are,
the better the team would be to
able to offer differing viewpoints
and cater to a larger crowd.
8. How to make a team work?
The 11C’s of team work:
•Clear Expectations: The expectations of each member should be stated before
any work has begun. For example, does everyone agree to respond to any messages
within 24hrs? Is it agreed that everyone should make an effort to be early for every
meeting?
•Context: Members should understand why they came together to do this project.
Ultimately, this project is an academic module and all should understand that the
amount of effort you put in affects the team
•Commitment: Is everyone committed to the team? Does everyone have the
same vision of the end result? Teams should find ways to encourage every team
member to commit to the project ideals. Motivate them!
•Competence: A good team is comprised of people from diverse backgrounds,
with the appropriate skill-sets and knowledge required to accomplish aims of the
project. If not, the team has to obtain access to the required resources.
9. How to make a team work?
The 11C’s of team work, continued:
•Charter: The team agrees on the vision and project and the strategy to reach
it, deciding on the rules of engagement with each other. This is then
communicated to every member.
•Control: Are teammates empowered to make decisions and able to contribute
effectively to the project? Is there an authority figure in the team? Every team
has its own culture, it would be best to be a working one!
•Collaboration: Is there a group process that everyone adheres to? Is everyone
working together cohesively? The team project relies heavily on effective
communications in between team members, make sure everyone gets along,
•Communication: Is there a common platform of communications
established? This establishes a tool whereby ideas can be communicated and
feedback to be delivered
