Effective Time Management in Team Projects

Describe how effectively you managed your time while working in a team project.
While completing the team project each of our members initially planned our tasks
and established a specified timeline for achieving those tasks. Further, depending upon our
expertise and skills the work was categorised among each of us to distribute the daily tasks
and attain the maximum efficiency in our work output (Larson and Gray, 2017). In order to
effectively manage the time the daily tasks and long term tasks were divided as per their
priorities.
With the help of a productivity tool, Eisenhower matrix, every task was organized
into four categories which are based on its importance and urgency (Cleden, 2017). Every
interruption like interaction with mobile phones was minimized to get rid of any hindrance
towards achieving the tasks within a specified time. Most importantly, while planning for the
deadlines of each task, shorter deadlines were produced intentionally to keep the project
schedule tight and save some time for rectification and save the struggle from finishing the
task in a hurry which would further produce a lower quality of work output.
At the end of each day, each of us team member gathered and summarized our works.
The lists produced at the beginning are check listed on a daily basis and each copy was
distributed among team members to organize better for the next day. With the help of project
tools like timesheets and online report were able to track down our efficiency of achieving
the project objectives in real time which helped us in keeping a track of valuable time and
focus on delivering before the scheduled deadline.
What do you know by the term engineering ethics? To comply with engineering ethics,
what should be your role in an engineering organization?
According to Trabia et al. (2016), a field of a system that is formed by moral principle
and can be applied to the engineering practice are termed as engineering ethics. This field of
system is responsible for examining and setting the obligations for the engineers who perform
for their clients, society and to the profession. For fulfilling the professional duties within an
engineering organization it is utmost necessary for me to follow certain roles such as:
 Holding paramount the safety and welfare of society
 Performing services in my area of competence
 Issuing public statements in the most truthful and objective manner

 Act for each client or employer as faithful trustees or agents.
 Avoiding deceptive actions
 Conducting myself honourably, ethically, responsibly and lawfully in order to
enhance the reputation, honour and usefulness of the profession.
In order to comply with engineering ethics as an engineer in an organization, I would
be abiding certain values such as loyalty, collegiality, collective bargaining and respect the
authority. I would act in accordance with the procedures, policies and moral tone set by the
management which will help in addressing conflict resolution. My role will include fulfilling
the contractual duties set by the employer by entirely depending upon their own actions and
not involving into the act of thief from my employer (Hyun, 2017). Further, I would maintain
a work environment where authority and responsibility will be shared among colleagues.
Being an engineering profession I should possess respect for authority and identify the areas
of personal accountability and responsibility. At the time of arguments and conflicts, I would
try to call for negotiation and establish collective bargaining to maintain harmony among the
members at the workplace.
How will you demonstrate your oral and written communication skill? Give examples.
The oral and written communication skill is much important for communicating
effectively in the workplace and provide me with an opportunity to excel in my profession. I
have acquired a good listening skill which will help me in paying attention to the details of
any communication received (Brink and Costigan, 2015). By producing an effective body
language I will demonstrate my communication skills to be proficient. I will take care of my
eye contact, tone of voice and hand gestures to convey a message most effectively. Also
paying attention to the nonverbal signals of the recipient will help me in bringing clarity and
concision in establishing great oral communication. Interacting with confidence and
maintaining a friendliness tone will help me to establish open and honest communication
(Coffelt et al. 2016). Also, I will mind conveying my respect towards my colleagues and
senior. Further by paying attention to the feedback to improve my communication skill in
future.
In the case of written communication, I will make sure to interpret any content with details
and analyse the content with time. This will help me in bringing clarity to the conversation
and also understand the recipient concern accurately. As written communication is absent of