Q1. Hypothetical Situation ~ Your manager has asked you to take the lead on a new and creative
project. She has encouraged you to create your own team (from existing employees) to work with you
on the project. What factors would you want to consider in deciding who should join your project
team? What would you want to do as the team leader to increase the likelihood that the group will be
successful?
ANSWER –
Below are the factors to be considered while choosing the team from existing manpower.
Educational Background and Industry Experience – Very first step to match the experience of people
with the required experience in the project along with the educational background of the person.
Skills – Person skill should be matched with the required skills in the project. So the person should be
judged and skills should be analyzed based on the required skill in the projects.
Team Player – Person should be team player to perform in the group. Performing as an individual and
performing in a group is different. When working on a project, we need the team player.
Communication – Communication is most important part of the working in a group, so the person
should have a proper communication skill to communicate their decision and present their facts
effectively.
Ability to work under pressure – Person should be able to perform under pressure because on a project
work, most of the time schedule is very tight and we need to finish it on the time.
Below are the thing we can do to make the group decision making successful.
- Having the diverse members in the group
- Engaging with the group members on daily basis
- Encourage everyone to speak and share their ideas and thoughts
- Find common ground to discuss and generate solutions
- Develop alternative to the solution
- Respect and listen to everyone in the group
- Have some team activity like lunch or dinner or any group activity to increase the team building
project. She has encouraged you to create your own team (from existing employees) to work with you
on the project. What factors would you want to consider in deciding who should join your project
team? What would you want to do as the team leader to increase the likelihood that the group will be
successful?
ANSWER –
Below are the factors to be considered while choosing the team from existing manpower.
Educational Background and Industry Experience – Very first step to match the experience of people
with the required experience in the project along with the educational background of the person.
Skills – Person skill should be matched with the required skills in the project. So the person should be
judged and skills should be analyzed based on the required skill in the projects.
Team Player – Person should be team player to perform in the group. Performing as an individual and
performing in a group is different. When working on a project, we need the team player.
Communication – Communication is most important part of the working in a group, so the person
should have a proper communication skill to communicate their decision and present their facts
effectively.
Ability to work under pressure – Person should be able to perform under pressure because on a project
work, most of the time schedule is very tight and we need to finish it on the time.
Below are the thing we can do to make the group decision making successful.
- Having the diverse members in the group
- Engaging with the group members on daily basis
- Encourage everyone to speak and share their ideas and thoughts
- Find common ground to discuss and generate solutions
- Develop alternative to the solution
- Respect and listen to everyone in the group
- Have some team activity like lunch or dinner or any group activity to increase the team building
