I think that the biggest
contributor of our team’s success the first week was communication and time
management. Everyone on the team was able to get started on the assignment long
before the due date, allowing each of us time to complete detailed and quality
work, and also allowing room for feedback and improvement. The time zone
differences and work schedules among each team member was definitely the biggest
road block we encountered, but this was communicated during the assignment, so
it was expected. Decisions are made one day, and it may be a day or two before
a team member contributes to that decision, so this inhibits problem solving to
a certain extent being that there is an assignment due each week.
For this assignment, very little
time was geared toward decision making and problem solving. The team knew what
had to be done, how to do it, and the first few team members who contributed
thought of an easy process for all of us to work on the assignment in a timely
manner. We shared information via the discussion board in our group forum, and
also via e-mail. Rather than utilizing the file exchange, we posted each file
to the discussion board where it was highly visible for each team member. I
don’t feel that there were any power struggles between team members, nor did I
feel that that there was an authority figure in our group. Someone took the
lead to submit the assignment, and the rest of us confirmed the document that
was going to be submitted.
Collaboration was definitely a
big part of this assignment, but more importantly this entire team. We utilized
feedback, opinions, and knowledge from one another to get the assignment to
where we wanted it to be in terms of quality, and we did this through good
teamwork and communication. Each of us has strengths in teamwork and
leadership, and we will continue to leverage these throughout the term to
achieve desired results. Being that this was the first project we completed as
a team, process intervention wasn't necessary. The assignment was very straight
forward and we had no issues completing it and working as a team.
Overall, I thought the assignment
was fun and a good ice breaker for our team. We all had the opportunity to
observe and interact with one another and to become familiar with the team and
our responsibilities. I have high hopes for this team.
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