Chapter- 12

Developing commitment to a team

Main Problem for project manager

Helping team members develop

commitment to the project
Best available people
Best people

No commitment to the
team

Five rules for developing commitment to a team or organization

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Have team members interact frequently so that they

gain a sense of being a team.
Be sure that individual needs are being met through
participation in the team.
Let all members know why the project is important.
People dont like working on a loser.
Make sure all members share the goals of the team.
One bad apple can spoil the barrel.
Keep competition within the team to a minimum.
Competition and cooperation are opposites. Let
members compete with people outside the team, not
within it.

Teleconferencing

Videoconferencing

Final Suggestion

Key Points to remember

Team dont just happen-they must be built!

Having the entire team participate in planning is one way
to start the team-building process.
Deal with goals, roles and responsibilities, procedures,
and relationships, in that order.
So-called personality conflicts are often caused by team
members poor interpersonal skills. For teams to function
well, all members should receive training in this area.
The style of relationship appropriate for a team depends
on its stage of development. In the forming stage, it is
directive. In storming, it is influencing. At the norming
stage, switch to a participative. Finally, when the team
reaches the performing stage, you can delegative.

Thank you for your attention.

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