BUSINESS 40 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SECTION #3019 – CHAPTER 11
LIZ GONZALEZ
1. What are the differences between the 5 stage model of team development and the Punctuated Equilibrium Model?
5-stage model suggest it takes 5 steps to create an effective team. 1. Forming – members are acquainted and understand scope of project. Establish ground rules and interpersonal relationships. Team is ready to begin when they think of themselves as “part of a group”. 2. Storming – member accepts they are part of project group but resist constraints that are put on their individuality. 3. Norming – group develops cohesiveness and establishes common set of expectations about how they should work together. 4. Performing – team is functional and accepted 5. Adjourning – team prepares for disbandment. High performance in no longer priority.
The other model Punctuated Equilibrium, suggest there are no steps, just 2 phases during research. Phase 1 revealed each group begins with a unique approach to accomplishing it’s project that is set in the first meeting and includes behavior and roles, at this point Phase 2, a major transition, which is dropping old behavior for new occurs. The last meeting is marked by accelerated activity to complete project. …show more content…
The goal of the formal meeting is to improve the project teams effectiveness through better management of project demands and group processes. This is the time the team looks at it’s own performance, behavior and culture for the purpose of eliminating dysfunctional behaviors and strengthening functional ones. They attempt to develop strategies to improve it’s operation.
6. What are the unique challenges to managing a virtual project team?
1. Members cannot engage in fact to face interactions
2. Members are geographically situated so they seldom, if ever meet face to face as a team. This creates a problem for developing trust and effective patterns of communication. It’s impossible to hold a face to face meeting in the beginning. Managers need to orchestrate the exchange of social information, set clear roles for member, assign specific task and finally the manger must consistently display enthusiasm and action orientation in all messages.
SECTION #3019 – CHAPTER 11
LIZ GONZALEZ
7. What can a project manager do to avoid some of the pitfalls of a highly
SECTION #3019 – CHAPTER 11
LIZ GONZALEZ
1. What are the differences between the 5 stage model of team development and the Punctuated Equilibrium Model?
5-stage model suggest it takes 5 steps to create an effective team. 1. Forming – members are acquainted and understand scope of project. Establish ground rules and interpersonal relationships. Team is ready to begin when they think of themselves as “part of a group”. 2. Storming – member accepts they are part of project group but resist constraints that are put on their individuality. 3. Norming – group develops cohesiveness and establishes common set of expectations about how they should work together. 4. Performing – team is functional and accepted 5. Adjourning – team prepares for disbandment. High performance in no longer priority.
The other model Punctuated Equilibrium, suggest there are no steps, just 2 phases during research. Phase 1 revealed each group begins with a unique approach to accomplishing it’s project that is set in the first meeting and includes behavior and roles, at this point Phase 2, a major transition, which is dropping old behavior for new occurs. The last meeting is marked by accelerated activity to complete project. …show more content…
The goal of the formal meeting is to improve the project teams effectiveness through better management of project demands and group processes. This is the time the team looks at it’s own performance, behavior and culture for the purpose of eliminating dysfunctional behaviors and strengthening functional ones. They attempt to develop strategies to improve it’s operation.
6. What are the unique challenges to managing a virtual project team?
1. Members cannot engage in fact to face interactions
2. Members are geographically situated so they seldom, if ever meet face to face as a team. This creates a problem for developing trust and effective patterns of communication. It’s impossible to hold a face to face meeting in the beginning. Managers need to orchestrate the exchange of social information, set clear roles for member, assign specific task and finally the manger must consistently display enthusiasm and action orientation in all messages.
SECTION #3019 – CHAPTER 11
LIZ GONZALEZ
7. What can a project manager do to avoid some of the pitfalls of a highly