...Team Creation Paper MGT/437 Jeremy Wood September 2, 2013 Yaminah Munns Team Creation Paper A team creation involves understanding the task-at-hand and gathering individuals that will have the skills needed to succeed. At times, a team could be developed when rearranging furniture in an office or developing new software for a company. Teams are critical in today’s business markets because of the work load on each employee. Therefore, a team is created to minimize the work load and engage the team’s brain storming techniques. Teams are developed for temporary use in order to complete a project. For example, a team manager will evaluate the project, study the task and establish a group of skillful individuals. Each member of the team will be designated to operate a particular task. As a result, the task will be completed by each member’s professional skill. However, a team can have its negatives as well. For instance, not every member will agree on the way the operation is completed. So, in order for a team to work successfully every member must agree and participate in the task-at-hand. How project team members are selected. A project manager would first decide what parts of the project would need to be recognized the most. Then second the manager would gather a pool of potential candidates to interview. The tasks will be broken down into specialty categories, like: technology, finance, sales, service and logistics. Each interview would be designated towards filling...
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...Team Creation Kelly Timmons University of Phoenix Project Management MGT/437 Miesha Johnson July 23, 2012 Team Creation The purpose of the paper is to explain team development techniques. Within this paper processes and methods of acquiring, establishing and forming cohesive teams for various projects will be established. Teams that are successful rely on each individual team member to contribute his or her best strength in order to reach the team’s desired goals and objectives. When picking team members project managers should keep in mind the individual weaknesses and strengths of the members and check his or her availability to complete the project. Project managers should clearly express his or her individual goals for the team along with the directives set by the share holders and executives so that the team members understand the project completely prior to committing to the project. Selecting project team members When selecting individuals for a team choose members with some prior experience, having that extra experience could lesson conflict and risk. Each member chosen should be able to sufficiently contribute to every aspect of the project from beginning to closure. Project managers should select team members with likable, positive, and adaptable attitudes. Communication is crucial in a group setting. Although experience is a positive attribute, lack of communication skills could do more harm to the project than the individual’s expertise. Check availability...
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...Team Creation Paper MGT/437 February 16, 2012 Jeffrey Grogan Team Creation Paper A team creation involves understanding the task-at-hand and gathering individuals that will have the skills needed to succeed. At times, a team could be developed when rearranging furniture in a office or developing a new software for a company. Teams are critical in today’s business markets because of the work load on each employee. Therefore, a team is created to minimize the work load and engage the team’s brain storming techniques. Teams are developed for temporary use in order to complete a project. For example, a team manager will evaluate the project, study the task and establish a group of skillful individuals. Each member of the team will be designated to operate a particular task. As a result, the task will be completed by each member’s professional skill. However, a team can have its negatives as well. For instance, not every member will agree on the way the operation is completed. So, in order for a team to work successfully every member must agree and participate in the task-at-hand. How project team members are selected. A project manager would first decide what parts of the project would need to be recognized the most. Then second the manager would gather a pool of potential candidates to interview. The tasks will be broken down into specialty categories, like: technology, finance, sales, service and logistics. Each interview would be designated towards...
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...ESSAY CHARLIE MITCHELL THEO 104-D59 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). When one speak of, “foundational to the Christian faith is the belief that mankind is created in the image of God” (Biblical Worldview Essay instructions).It goes without saying, we cannot overlook the passage that indoctrinate our thoughts of this phenomena event. Very early in the writing of the bible, God set the stage for what his intentions were to be. The writing of Genesis sets that stage in the creation, from the first verse, “In the beginning God created the heaven and earth” (Genesis 1:1). Through the final creation, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7). Thesis: There is no argument, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us” (Etzel, Gutierrez, 2012). The question lies in, is he (man) living out that creed? Has man’s perspective of God’s commandments gone off the beaten path? Where did man sway? In my profession, there are no less than 10,000 personnel that makeup our company structure. All with varying demographic makeup, yet all are considered as one from our CEO perspective. We have a product to market to the general public, each employee are given the necessary...
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...HUM 105 (Jerusalem) Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Secular Organizations and Sacred Places Paper (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www. hum105tutorials.com Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper on the secular organization that was assigned to your team in Week 1. Explain how one to three of its locations functions as a sacred place(s). As you do so, explain what elements mythic sacred places have in common, and how they function in their cultures. Illustrate your analysis of your chosen contemporary secular place by comparing it to at least one other sacred place taken from a traditional myth. Format your paper according to APA standards. ============================================== HUM 105 (Rome) Week 5 Learning Team Assignment: Secular Organizations and Sacred Places Paper (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www. hum105tutorials.com Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper on the secular organization that was assigned to your team in Week 1. Explain how one to three of its locations functions as a sacred place(s). As you do so, explain what elements mythic sacred places have in common, and how they function in their cultures. Illustrate your analysis of your chosen contemporary secular place by comparing it to at least one other sacred place taken from a traditional myth. Format your paper according to APA standards. ============================================== HUM 105 (Washington) Week 5 Learning Team Assignment: Secular Organizations and Sacred Places Paper...
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...HUM 105 (Jerusalem) Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Secular Organizations and Sacred Places Paper (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www. hum105tutorials.com Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper on the secular organization that was assigned to your team in Week 1. Explain how one to three of its locations functions as a sacred place(s). As you do so, explain what elements mythic sacred places have in common, and how they function in their cultures. Illustrate your analysis of your chosen contemporary secular place by comparing it to at least one other sacred place taken from a traditional myth. Format your paper according to APA standards. ******************************************************** HUM 105 (Rome) Week 5 Learning Team Assignment: Secular Organizations and Sacred Places Paper (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www. hum105tutorials.com Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper on the secular organization that was assigned to your team in Week 1. Explain how one to three of its locations functions as a sacred place(s). As you do so, explain what elements mythic sacred places have in common, and how they function in their cultures. Illustrate your analysis of your chosen contemporary secular place by comparing it to at least one other sacred place taken from a traditional myth. Format your paper according to APA standards. ******************************************************** HUM 105 (Washington) Week 5 Learning Team Assignment: Secular Organizations and...
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...Contemporary Creation Myth Team B understood the concepts in this weeks reading and found the stories to be interesting. The stories most interesting are the sacrifice stories. The God Ymir was killed because the other Gods thought he was mean. When his lifeless body fell his body parts turned into different things such as seas, lakes, skies, trees, and mountains. T he belief of these stories actually teach that in order to have life there must be death. Other types of stories are the stories that consist of secretion of body fluids that create birth as in the accretion myths (Leonard & McClure, 2004, p. 34). Reminds us of the movie Gremlins and how they keep making new evil little monsters when they come in contact with water or eat after midnight. As long as these two things do not happen the gremlin stays sweet almost sacred furry animal. A concept is the emergence myths. These myths have people that travel through worlds until they emerge into one. A person could keep traveling until they become perfect and can continue the work of other Gods (Enotes, 2013). A person in this particular time could be a man that is successful in our world today, such as Bill Gates. A person as successful as Bill Gates is an icon and to some Godly for representing such things that are in the future. A modern day creator, Bill Gates was a technological innovation keen business strategy with aggressive gung ho tactics. He and his partner Paul Allen built the world's...
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...within the university that when properly addressed provide resilience to operational disturbances 3. Outline of a DRP/ECP training program. 4. Areas of the emergency plans that will improve by input from outside vendors. 5. The creation and execution of the plan to make employees aware of their roles in the DRP/ECP plan while confirming their understanding A1. DRP/ECP Roles Slide 3: Presenter's Notes: The responsibility of the emergency management team is to coordinate a series of teams within the university. First the perimeter security team is responsible for maintaining the physical security of the university’s property during an emergency. Second the technical support team must define operational procedures to create preparedness for an emergency; procedures to execute during an emergency situation, and procedures for catastrophic events to allow the business to function. Third the I.T. security team must also work in coordination with other departments to maintain the physical security of vital systems and emergency lighting to allow safe access to all-important areas of operation. Fourth the clerical support team must document each piece of equipment's readiness for emergency action. Fifth the database administration team must create a data backup...
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...A major advantage a team has over an individual is its diversity of resources, knowledge, and ideas. However, diversity also produces conflict. As more and more organizations restructure to work teams the need for training in conflict resolution will continue to grow. Varney (1989) reports that conflict remained the number-one problem for most of the teams operating within a large energy company, even after repeated training sessions on how to resolve conflict and how to minimize the negative impact on team members. One reason for this may be that mangers and other leaders within organizations are not giving the issue of resolving conflict enough attention. Varney's research showed that although most managers are aware of disagreements and have received training in conflict resolution, they seldom assign a high priority to solving conflict problems. With this in mind, it is critical that team members possess skills to resolve conflict among themselves. Conflict arises from differences. When individuals come together in work teams their differences in terms of power, values and attitudes, and social factors all contribute to the creation of conflict. It is often difficult to expose the sources of conflict. Conflict can arise from numerous sources within a team setting and generally falls into three categories: communication factors, structural factors and personal factors (Varney, 1989). Barriers to communication are among the most important factors and can be a major source of...
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...population during a North American drought also referred to as the dust bowl, Ducks Unlimited claims to be the world’s leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. In short its core mission is habitat conservation and it vision is to preserve wetlands and waterfowl for generations to come. Ducks Unlimited will host its Keystone Conference in Charlottesville, NC, twenty one months from now. Two chapter members from each state in the US separated into ten different teams will work virtually on individual projects to be presented at the conference. These teams will not travel until the actual conference. An overall budget of 1.2 million dollars has been allocated for this project. With the conference planned twenty one months from now, it is essential to stay on task with all scheduled task. This project could be split into four phases: • Phase I: Secure conference/hotel locations • Phase II: Secure vendors/external participants • Phase III: Select team members, define teams, assign projects, begin communications/advertising • Phase IV: Combine projects, finalize conference schedule Most conference venues book well in advance. With the Charlottesville, NC location picked, the immediate focus should be on securing the dates for the event. Ideally, the conference venue will be close if not the same location as the hotel. Other items such as sound systems, projectors, cameras, should be taken into consideration when planning...
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...yourself as a person and employee. We care about your future here at Riordan Manufacturing, and we want to provide you with the tools you need to become a team leader, manager, or even move yourself up all the way to corporate within our company. At Riordan Manufacturing, we are preparing for an exciting new segment of production to meet the needs of the expanding medical technology industry. The news that Cardiac Valve heart valves will be produced in our customs plastic-injection facility in Pontiac, Michigan was released a while ago. We look forward to developing a long-term relationship with the Cardiac brand. New teams will be formed to begin work on Cardiac production beginning next period. Many of our seasoned employees will be joining Cardiac production teams, and this production segment also marks a new phase of job creating and hiring. “We will maintain an innovative and team oriented working environment. By assuring that our employees are well informed and properly supported, we will provide a climate focused on the long term viability of our company,” (University of Phoenix Material, Virtual Organizations). Team building and training will begin immediately. To construct the teams effectively, we reviewed many team creation strategies. Bringing a fresh perspective to these teams is important because this marks our first involvement in the medical industry. We want this to be a reflection...
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...My current manager has got to be the most applicable reference to business acumen that I can think of. I have worked for the Federal Government for 4 years now, and have worked for my current boss for 2 of those years. Her name is Cindy and she is without a doubt the best boss I have ever had. Throughout my time here, Cindy has taught me the ins and outs of supply chain, product management, and so much more. Although she is incredibly efficient at her job and the tasking it entails, I have found that it is not her true passion. Cindy loves to help people. She has made it her mission in life to make sure nobody on our team ever feels lost of like they don’t have anyone fighting for them, and she has shown many times how much she truly values the people that work for her as individuals and as a team. Individuals with business acumen are characterized by several key traits. These includes having “an acute perception of the dimension of business issues, making sense out of complexity and an uncertain future, being mindful of all choices and implications and their effects on all parties, and being decisive (Reilly).” These are all traits that I have witnessed Cindy having and knowing the power of. In the Support Equipment branch of the Navy (where Cindy and I work) it is common practice to have interactions with soldiers and other members of the fleet who are using the equipment that we make and support. It is necessary to have the ability to understand that no matter what the part/product...
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...Material Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | |Problem-solving teams are made up of 5-12 |All team members are the same level. |No leader role established | |employees from the same department that |Free expression of ideas. |The team cannot implement ideas or | |meets weekly to discuss the topics to |Familiarity of department and team. |suggestions. | |improve quality, efficiency, and the work | |Clouded view due to familiarity of | |environment. | |department and processes. | |Self-managed work teams are groups of 10 to|High level of job satisfaction |Poor conflict management | |15 people who tackle former supervisor’s |High level performers |Group conflict | |responsibilities. |Multi-tasking |Low group performance | | |Supervisors are needed less. |High absenteeism and turnover rates. | |Cross-functional teams are...
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...Riordan Manufacturing Team Strategy and Conflict Management plan MGT311 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to develop a usable plan to build teams and alleviate conflict that has arisen between to employees of Riordan Manufacturing. A number of possible solution types are presented and the most appropriate ones, for each set of circumstances, are chosen. The purpose of this exercise is to allow the study of particular situations in the classroom setting rather than attempting to learn from them is a business setting. Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. Strategy | Strengths | Weaknesses | Problem Solving Team | Highly specific to one area or process. Uses team members that work in the same area to address a specific issue | Usually built for a specific single task and limited to single location. | Self-managed team | Team selects appropriate members. Group is functional in a particular area. Reduces need for supervisory positions. | Prone to conflicts within team. Power struggles. Conflicts reduce overall function. | Cross-functional team | Brings a broad number of members in from different work areas. Covers a large number of viewpoints. Allows sharing of information across work areas. | Takes time to build trust between work areas. Initial success usually takes longer. | Virtual team | Can bring in subject matter experts in from any location. No travel expense. Members are...
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...1. There were many factors led to the eventual disintegration of Learning team #28. It was apparent that there was a growing dissatisfaction amongst members stemming from poor communication, disproportionate involvement in team tasks, and an evident lack of supportive leadership. Three major factors have been identified for discussion: the absence of the team’s constitution or a charter that clearly defined the team’s goals and processes, inadequate knowledge and skills amongst team members to drive the team’s performance, and absence of positive team culture and values. We explore each of these factors below and analyze how they contributed to the issues in the case. One fundamental misstep that resulted in the progression of issues in LT#28 was the lack of clearly defined standards for both the team and the individuals. With this oversight they failed to address several key components, including: individual and collective performance goals, identifying the roles of each member within the team, and establishing a set of procedures to ensure achievement of the desired results. This crucial organizational step was overlooked. During their first meetings, the team seemed to be enthralled with each other on a personal level and coincidentally made the common misconception that good personal relationships would translate into a solid team structure. The team bypassed the planning process and jumped directly into coursework. When the work started to pile up and pressure fell...
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