Six Techniques for Creating an Effective Project Team

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Executive Summary:
The paper is dedicated in describing the strategies that can be used to make sure that any
organization be able to improve their team work while facing diverse workplace culture. The
paper analyses four different characteristics of effective project team along with the positive
and negative synergies. Along with that, the paper discusses six techniques for ensuring
cooperation in a project team. In addition to this, the paper provides two different theories to
boost the discussion of the positive workplace culture. Apart from that, the paper elaborates
two positive and negative impact that the workplace culture has on the performances of a
project team. The paper is able to identify and assesses four different techniques for
improving the workplace culture. Apartfrom that, the paper is able to discuss four strategies
for the effective team engagement. In addition to this, the paper produces the relevancy of
reviewing a project and identifies the probable learning outcomes as well. Apart from this,
the paper produces the importance of the key stakeholders’ feedback on the reviews of the
project. At the end part, the paper provides the review of a project on the basis of the scope,
cost, execution, risk management and deliverables.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Task 1:........................................................................................................................................3
Task 2:........................................................................................................................................7
Task 3:......................................................................................................................................11
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................13
References:...............................................................................................................................15

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Introduction:
Teamwork is significantly important in the modern business context. The
organizations are observed to notably improve their performances with effective team work
(Weller, Boyd & Cumin, 2014). The paper is focused in the elaboration of the strategies that
can be utilised to make sure that any organization be able to improve their team work while
facing diverse workplace culture. The paper describes four characteristics of effective project
team along with the positive and negative synergies. In addition to this, the paper provides six
techniques for ensuring cooperation in a project team. Apart from this, the paper produces
two different theories to support the discussion of the positive workplace culture. Along with
that, the paper provides two positive and negative impact that the workplace culture has on
the performances of a project team. The paper is able to identify and discuss four different
techniques for improving the workplace culture. Along with that, the paper is able to discuss
four strategies for the effective team engagement. In addition to this, the paper produces the
relevancy of reviewing a project and identifies the probable learning outcomes as well. Apart
from this, the paper produces the importance of the key stakeholders’ feedback on the
reviews of the project. At the end part, the paper provides the review of a project on the basis
of the scope, cost, execution, risk management and deliverables.
Task 1:
1.1
The four characteristics that are much needed for an effective team are the creation of
a common goal and the communication of that among the members of the team, recognition
of the expertise and the management of the talents, the effective task allocation and open and
clear communication (Josiah Arnatt &Beyerlein, 2014).

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Creation and Communication of the Common Goal:
The effectiveness of the team is observed to be dependent on the creation of a
common goal and the communication of that goal among the members of the team. The
creation of the goal needs to be conducted through the participation of all the members of the
team as the participation of the members in the formation of the objective has the potential to
increase their involvement with the project. Along with that, the communication of the
common objective will always be a key aspect of an effective team. The confusion regarding
the objective among the members of the team has the potential to decrease the success and
effective of the project team (Nancarrow et al., 2013). Hence, in order to form an effective
team, the communication of the common objective among the members of the team is
significantly important.
Recognition of the Expertise and the Talent Management:
An effective team consists of many of the efficient members. The major focus of
those members are in providing quality for the improvement of the overall quality of the
team. In such cases, the motivation becomes significantly important. Majority of the efficient
members are observed to feel motivated with the recognition of the good work that they
conduct. It is seen to increase the responsibility of the members and the involvement of them
with the team (Cappelli & Keller, 2014). Hence in order to retain the efficient members
inside the team and increase the effectiveness of the team, the recognition of the expertise
becomes significantly important.
Effective Task Allocation:
The effectiveness of the team is seen to be significantly dependent on the proper and
appropriate task allocation. It is observed that the increased number of faults from the part of

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the members of the team decreases the efficiency of the team. Hence the reduction in the
number of the faults is significantly essential for an effective team. The reduction in the
number of the faults can only be possible with the proper allocation of the task. The tasks are
needed to be allocated to the members of the team on the bases of their expertise to make sure
that the number of faults form the part of the members of the team is limited.
Open and Clear Communication:
In an effective team, the communication needs to be one of the top most priority. Any
sort fear factor or the external influences that decreases the free flowing exchange of
information and the opinion among the members of the team needs to be eliminated
(Kasemsap, 2013). The establishment of a free and fair communication system enables the
team to have a 360 degree evaluation of the activities that they are conducting and that
produces the base of the improvement of the team’s performances and increases the
effectiveness as well.
1.2
a. Positive Synergies:
The positive synergies which are much needed for the development of an effective
team are the collaboration, communication and the team cohesion (Liemhetcharat & Veloso,
2013).
The collaboration among the members of the team is much needed in order to make
sure that the team is able to operate efficiently and increase their performances without sort
of gaps. The improved collaboration among the members of the team enables it to achieve
higher level of performances and at the same time, improves the quality of the performances.