{"id":85,"date":"2017-08-04T17:59:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T17:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-principlesofmanagement\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=85"},"modified":"2017-09-26T21:15:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T21:15:30","slug":"why-it-matters-groups-teams-and-teamwork","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/chapter\/why-it-matters-groups-teams-and-teamwork\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Groups, Teams, and Teamwork","rendered":"Why It Matters: Groups, Teams, and Teamwork"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Why does a manager need to understand groups, teams, and teamwork?<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1081\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"628\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1081\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1972\/2017\/07\/04174910\/HackTX_2012_Student_programmers_working-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Programmers working around a table\" width=\"628\" height=\"472\" \/> How does a manager get a group of individuals to function as a team?[\/caption]\r\n\r\nLisa is a project manager with IT Solutions, and she was recently given an assignment to deliver a new customer relationship management database for the organization\u2019s largest client. When Lisa met with her boss, she received information about the members of her team. Here are the notes she took on each person\u2019s background:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul \u2013 Ten years of experience with various types of projects; expertise in budgets and scheduling.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Susan \u2013 Five years of experience as a programmer; limited exposure to this type of project.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim \u2013 Seven years of experience; excellent problem-solving skills.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dan \u2013 Two years of experience; no exposure to this type of project.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wendy \u2013 Eight years of experience; strong programming and project management experience; significant exposure to these types of projects.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAs Lisa reviews the specifics of the project, she realizes she has a lot to accomplish, and the deadlines are really tight. As mentioned earlier, this is IT Solutions\u2019 largest client, so it is vital that the team be successful. To do this, its members will need to function well together\u2014and work quickly.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, this is a team that is being brought together specifically for this project. Lisa has worked with Susan and Tim briefly on a couple of earlier projects. Tim has worked with Dan in the past, but otherwise, this is a brand new team.\r\n\r\nHow would you start building a team from this group of individuals? What problems do you think you might have along the way, and how will you deal with them? Managers need to understand the nature of teams and how to build them effectively. In this module, you will learn why teams are important, how to develop effective teams, and how to deal with common conflicts that might arise.","rendered":"<h2>Why does a manager need to understand groups, teams, and teamwork?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1081\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1081\" class=\"wp-image-1081\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1972\/2017\/07\/04174910\/HackTX_2012_Student_programmers_working-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Programmers working around a table\" width=\"628\" height=\"472\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How does a manager get a group of individuals to function as a team?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lisa is a project manager with IT Solutions, and she was recently given an assignment to deliver a new customer relationship management database for the organization\u2019s largest client. When Lisa met with her boss, she received information about the members of her team. Here are the notes she took on each person\u2019s background:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul \u2013 Ten years of experience with various types of projects; expertise in budgets and scheduling.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Susan \u2013 Five years of experience as a programmer; limited exposure to this type of project.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim \u2013 Seven years of experience; excellent problem-solving skills.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dan \u2013 Two years of experience; no exposure to this type of project.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wendy \u2013 Eight years of experience; strong programming and project management experience; significant exposure to these types of projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As Lisa reviews the specifics of the project, she realizes she has a lot to accomplish, and the deadlines are really tight. As mentioned earlier, this is IT Solutions\u2019 largest client, so it is vital that the team be successful. To do this, its members will need to function well together\u2014and work quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this is a team that is being brought together specifically for this project. Lisa has worked with Susan and Tim briefly on a couple of earlier projects. Tim has worked with Dan in the past, but otherwise, this is a brand new team.<\/p>\n<p>How would you start building a team from this group of individuals? What problems do you think you might have along the way, and how will you deal with them? Managers need to understand the nature of teams and how to build them effectively. In this module, you will learn why teams are important, how to develop effective teams, and how to deal with common conflicts that might arise.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-85\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Why It Matters: Groups, Teams, and Teamwork. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Jeff Heflin and Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>HackTX 2012 Student programmers working. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Randymcking. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:HackTX_2012_Student_programmers_working.jpg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:HackTX_2012_Student_programmers_working.jpg<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":21046,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Why It Matters: Groups, Teams, and Teamwork\",\"author\":\"Jeff Heflin and Lumen Learning\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"HackTX 2012 Student programmers working\",\"author\":\"Randymcking\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:HackTX_2012_Student_programmers_working.jpg\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"b6f410cf-be9f-47f7-9a1d-2612e97ff9a0","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-85","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":49,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21046"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2096,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/85\/revisions\/2096"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/49"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/85\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-supervision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}