Ensure Team Effectiveness
Ensure Team Effectiveness
Aims / details:
The primary purpose of the report is for you to work with three
other people and undertake a study of an organization the steps for
establishing team performance plans, the development and
facilitation of team cohesion, the facilitation of teamwork and,
liaising with stakeholders. Reviewing the effectiveness of teams
within an organization is imperative so that opportunities for
improvements may be identified and investigated.
The study
officer,
direct
superiors,
other
management
Elements /
performance
criteria:
Remarks:
This workplace related report would assess all the topics of the
module Ensure Team Effectiveness.
holistically.
This assignment must be presented in a report form and
Presented professionally bound or presented in a file.
Include an assignment cover sheet, table of contents,
introduction, body, recommendation/conclusion, and in the
bibliography use the Chicago style referencing (refer to
Summers, J and Smith, B 2004, Communication Skills
Handbook. How to succeed in written and oral communication,
Wiley, Queensland, Australia, Chapter 2).
As a guide, the report should be approximately 10 to 12 pagesthis excludes the bibliography / any other attachments.
Typed/font size 12 (Times New Roman) or 10 (Arial)
Margins to be 2.5 cm all round.
Line Spacing - 1
The project (report) will be marked according to the headings / guidelines as provided in
the DAS the outline of what are to be included. Note that each report may contain
different details as each organization may have different systems, procedures, processes
and programs etc. You are expected to be able to aptly apply the concepts to a real life
situation. Granted that there will always be a degree of difficulty in assessing all the
details of any company, a fair amount of secondary data and common sense will be
needed in working through this project.
The company that you are choosing to study must be willing to be interviewed / provide
information where necessary. Actual information on the organisation and relevant
information of organizations in a similar industry must also be available / able to be
obtained.
The following headings could be used in your report. You could also choose to have
your own headings and /or add additional headings / sub- headings as you
deem appropriate. The notes following the headings provide some guidance of
the kinds of information and analysis that would need to be considered.
Group Report
Provide an appropriate title (as it relates to the organisation under study)
SUGGESTED HEADINGS FOR REPORT
ENSURE TEAM EFFECTIVENESS
(NAME OF ORGANISATION)
1.
Introduction
Provide an overview of what this report entails include aspects of the purpose of your
report and what the report entails. You should also briefly include a brief overview of the
organisation (for example, its name, type of business etc)
2. Sources of information
Outline the various sources of information that you used to gather your information.
Such sources could include gathering information from primary sources (e.g. the relevant
personnel in the company- personally and via questionnaires) and secondary sources (e.g.
company reports, documents). Include copies of your interviews as an appendix in the
report.
3. Develop Headings and Sub-headings
Clearly describe what is included/considered (keeping in mind the Module Topics,
required knowledge and required skills).
Explain the mechanisms that the organization has in place for consulting with
team members to establish a common understanding of team purpose, roles,
responsibilities and accountabilities in accordance with organizational goals,
plans
to
establish
expected
outcomes,
outputs,
key
team
Explain the steps that the organisation has in place to develop policies and
procedures to ensure team members take responsibility for own work and
assist others to undertake required roles and responsibilities
and contributions
Summarize the steps/procedures that the organization has to develop
processes to ensure that issues, concerns and problems identified by team
members are recognized and addressed
Include copies of the organizations policies, procedures and codes of practice in the
appendix of the report. If these are not available, you should note these and make
suitable recommendations on how these deficiencies should be addressed.
c) Facilitate Teamwork
Explain the steps that the organisation has in place to encourage team
members and individuals to participate in and to take responsibility for team
activities, including communication processes
Describe the procedures that the organization has to support the team in
identifying and resolving work performance problems
Briefly describe the arrangements that the organisation has to ensure own
contribution to work team serves as a role model for others and enhances
the organization's image for all stakeholders
Explain the processes that the organisation has in place to establish and
maintain open communication with all stakeholders
Explain whether the current procedures, processes, activities and resources in the
organization are sufficient, or whether additional arrangements might need to be
looked into. Indicate what those arrangements are (i.e. more documentation,
infrastructural changes and/or employee requirements)