EMPOWERMENT

TECHNOLOGIES
COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN ICT
 TEAM STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS

The team structure is described as a less hierarchical organizational structure in

which individuals are divided into teams.
In a business setup, team structure involves groups of people who form teams
that work toward a common goal of the overall structure.
Team technology defines team dynamics as “the unconscious, psychological
forces that influences the direction of a team’s behavior and performance.”
COMMON PRINCIPLES OF COLLABORATION

• Participation
Encourage participation from across your organization wherein they
belong as one.
• Collective
Each needs to help the group reach a consensus and then take action
collectively on the decisions to make.
COMMON PRINCIPLES OF COLLABORATION

• Transparency
Feedback and trust are essential elements of collaboration. Being
transparent with information is crucial.
• Independence
Ensure that group-think does not emerge and that people are thinking
for themselves.
COMMON PRINCIPLES OF COLLABORATION
• Persistence
You need to be persistent in your application of these principles, to
ensure that all content is kept within the community and easily
accessible to all members.
• Emergence
You need to ensure that you focus on the end goal rather than worrying
about how it is achieved. The collaborative community should set
their own goals and objectives.
According to Dr. Graham Bill, “Companies should start to develop their
collaboration capabilities before purchasing collaboration technology.” This
will help to make sure that the technology really fit the style of collaboration in
an organization.
The term “group dynamics” describes the way in which people in a group
interact with one another.