3.2 Discussion: Team Development

PROJ-640: Talent Management

Getting Started

Throughout this course, you will have the opportunity to discuss project management concepts, such as the tools and techniques most pertinent for successful project managers, with your classmates and your instructor. In this workshop, you will submit a discussion post sharing your knowledge of team development stages and the tools and techniques employed by successful project managers to develop teams.

Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:

• Identify tools and techniques for team development.
• Describe the stages of team development.
• Delineate characteristics of effective work teams.

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Resources

• Textbook: Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach
• Textbook: PMP Exam Prep
  
• Article: The Five Stages of Project Team Development
• Video: Creating High-Performing Project Teams
• Video: How to Motivate Your Project Management Team
  • [Note: The inclusion of publicly accessible video links in your courses and program should be considered neither a recommendation nor an endorsement of any products or services mentioned within them.]

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Background Information

Now that you have explored the team development process, the stages of team development, and the characteristics and types of effective work teams, you will reflect upon how these concepts will aid you in team development. You will discuss Tuckman’s five stages of team development and how team types may impact progressing through these stages. Additionally, you will share two tools and techniques used to develop project teams and explain how these tools enable team cohesiveness and effectiveness. It is crucial to understand that, in addition to individual team member development, a group that comes together to complete a project must also develop as a cohesive team.

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Instructions

1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Review the following resources, as needed:
   1. PMP Exam Prep, Chapter 9: Resources
   2. Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach, Chapter 7: High Performing Teams
3. Read the article The Five Stages of Project Team Development.
4. Watch the following videos:
   1. Creating High-Performing Project Teams (7:19 min) and/or read the Creating High-Performing Project Teams Transcript (HTML)
   2. How to Motivate Your Project Management Team (6 min) and/or read the How to Motivate Your Project Management Team Transcript (HTML)
5. Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following prompt(s):
   1. Describe the five stages of team development and their characteristics as discussed by Bruce Tuckman. Does team type impact these stages? If so, how?
   2. List and explain two tools and techniques that are used to develop a team. How do these tools enable teams to be effective and cohesive?
6. In contrast to some of your prior courses, your initial post is due Day Three of the workshop, not Day Four.
7. Your initial post should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least one reference.
8. Properly cite and reference one or more of the workshop’s sources in your original post.
9. All references and citations should be in APA format.
   1. For information on how to cite sources and format a paper properly, review the Academic Writer website or the OCLS APA Style Page.
   2. You may also review the OCLS Evaluating Sources Page to see the criteria for credible Internet research websites.
10. Read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings, as well as follow-up instructor questions directed to you, by the end of the workshop. Responses should be at least 100 words.
11. Your postings also should:
    1. Be well developed by providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking.
    2. Add greater depth to the discussion by introducing new ideas.
    3. Provide clarification to classmates’ questions and provide insight into the discussion.