A631.2.5.RB_StevensEric

                                                               A631.2.5.RB_StevensEric

Once you have completed and turned in A631.2.4.LT, consider the process that you and your team went through in completing the Learning Team Charter. In a well-written reflection blog, answer the following questions:

1. What behaviors seemed to help your team successfully complete its task?
2. What factors inhibited decision-making or problem-solving?
3. How much time was spent on decision-making and problem-solving?
4. How was information shared among team members?
5. How did issues of authority or power affect the team?
6. How did collaboration and competition influence the outcome?
7. Did team members make process interventions?

When we were developing the team charter I noticed several different personalities emerge from this simple process. One person immediately stated that they were willing to submit the charter even after the first day. I then observed another competing almost reassuring personality where they would step up to the plate if needed. I then observed the easy going and kind of going with the flow personality who was there and wanted the rest of the team to know they were there for the ride. I then noticed a personality where they were late to the ball game and wanted to reassure the rest of the team that they would contribute but unfortunately they were not able to right now but will in the future.

I do not believe we experienced too many inhibitors during the team charter. The entire team took a stance that as long as the charter was submitted the team was happy. I think several days were spent overall deciding who was going to submit the charter but only after consultation. The information was shared via a group discussion board which I feel turned out well.  I don’t think issues of authority or power affect had much of an impact from the team. We agreed in the beginning that one individual would submit the charter and the rest of the team agreed without much objective on the method on how to proceed.

Collaboration played a huge role in the decision making process of the team. The team decided to get the job done through cooperation.  I did not see very much competition that influenced the outcome of this project. Each of the team members contributed in the process and ensured that this idea worked. The team pulled together to make the charter a success by actively engaging in their part of the project. Yes each team member did make process interventions during this portion of the course. Each team member gave individual input to succeed in the project.