Concurrent Teams

IGDS Concurrent Engineering Module, 25th February 2003

IGDS Concurrent Engineering Module, 25th February 2003

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What are concurrent teams? What elements should they contain? Should all disciplines be involved? What type of people do we need?

Do different levels of teams need different disciplines and/or types of people?

for example .
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Human Resources, Engineering Resource Development Planning and Control Research and Technology, Engineering Processes & Methods Systems Design / Structures Future Projects Flight Physics

Support in service
Production Manufacturing Engineering Procurement / Supply Chain Management

Product Integrity

Project Inception

First Flight

Entry into Service

Out of Service

FUNCTIONAL INVOLVEMENT THROUGH PRODUCT LIFE

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Some Issues ..
How are team members chosen? How are teams formed or disbanded? Are internal team dynamics important?

How do we deal with multi-layered matrix management? How do teams accommodate individual accountabilities and responsibilities? Do modern electronic forms of communication make co-located teams obsolete? What skills do todays engineers need? What are todays scarce skills?

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How are team members chosen?
Why do you want a particular person in your team?

A close friend ? Someone you admire ? Good technical skills ? Good people skills ? Makes decisions quickly ? Experienced ? Female / Male ? Easy to boss around ?

Too challenging ? Too aggressive ? Not a team player ? Too tech-ie and sad ? Too new to the company ? Female / Male ? Too senior for available role ? Friend of the boss ?

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How are team members chosen?
Why do you want a particular person in your team?

Source - Meredith Belbin Team Roles At Work, 1993 IGDS Concurrent Engineering Module, 25th February 2003

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How are teams formed (and disbanded)? Do they just join the team when they are available? Are they the people you want or are they the ones that
are available? How do you get the person you really want, but who is being under-used in another role?

Do you have a formal team launch event? Do you invite your customer? Do you invite your suppliers? How do you find out if your suppliers can actually do the job?

Do you hang on to good people just in case? Do you hold a celebration event on disbanding?
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Are internal team dynamics important?
Belbin - Team Roles

Source - Meredith Belbin Team Roles At Work, 1993

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Are internal team dynamics important?
Belbin Styles of Leadership

Source - Meredith Belbin Team Roles At Work, 1993

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Are internal team dynamics important?
Margerison and McCann

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The Team Management Wheel

Source Margerison & McCann Team Management, 1990

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How do we cope with multi-layer matrix management ?

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How do we cope with multi-layer matrix management ? Management and integration oriented teams A380 Design & Build oriented teams
ACMT
Aircraft Component Management Team

Landing Gear

Wing

CMIT
Component Management Integration Team

Ailerons Spoilers

Equipped Wing

Wing box

Slats/ Flaps

IDBTs
Integration Design & Build Teams

Fixed Leading Edge

Fixed Trailing Edge

Midbox

Stage 1 and 2

CDBTs
Component Design & Build Teams

Mid FLE

J-Nose

Bathtub

Inboard Covers

Ribs

Outboard Covers

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How do teams accommodate individual accountabilities and responsibilities?
To be successful, each team should have : A clear set of objectives and timescales. A single person accountable for the teams deliverables. A person who takes responsibility for resource issues.

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A person who takes responsibility for project management. Some innovative team members. Appropriate technical experts. People who are simply workers probably the majority.

Good visibility of their suppliers and customers.

Mutual tolerance and respect.
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Do modern forms of communication make teams obsolete?
Electronic data vaults - Single source of the latest data.
Enables dispersed working. Permits follow the sun working. . But makes quality and task management more difficult and is no use when the system goes down.

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Electronic mail
. But

- No time restrictions on communications.

Copy can be stored in paperless form.

product liability dangers; relies on good common language writing skills; useless if the system is down.

People still need to meet and to see for themselves.

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What (skills) do todays engineers need?
High level technical skills. For some, leadership skills. Good business understanding. Good interpersonal and team working skills. The ability to think innovatively. The ability to challenge. Speak at least one other modern language. The desire to develop themselves. Adaptability, and ..

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A sense of humour.
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What (skills) are scarce today?
High level technical skills. For some, leadership skills. Good business understanding. Good interpersonal and team working skills. The ability to think innovatively. The ability to challenge. Speak at least one other modern language. The desire to develop themselves. Adaptability, and ..

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A sense of humour.
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Is knowledge management important?

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No in Airbus, its critical !!

Being world leaders, we can rarely recruit the skills we need, we have to develop our existing staff ourselves.

With a product life cycle that can be 70 years, we have to maintain all the skills to support our legacy aircraft.
We need to manage the exit of our staff, to ensure we minimise the loss of skill, experience, etc. through coaching our younger and/or less experienced staff. Where possible, electronic knowledge management of processes is used.

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Concurrent People Concurrent Teams Concurrent Engineering

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AIRBUS
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