Collaboration and
Project Management
Working in Teams
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Appoint Project Manager
Assign roles
Divide tasks
Develop timetable
Decide on meeting method / schedule
Identify available groupware
Establish review process
Consider file naming conventions
Prepare regular project status reports
Review final product before submission
The Essentials
Finkelstein, Pocket Book of Technical Writing (374)
Team Writing Process
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Forming – setting objective, roles,
schedule
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Storming – handling disagreement,
doubting leadership, uncertainty
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Norming – reaching consensus, refining
objectives, revising roles
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Performing – sharing a vision, resolving
conflicts, feeling autonomous
Bruce Tuckman’s Stages of
Teamwork (1965)
Mousetrap
Car
Assignment
Your team has been
assigned to develop
a set of instructions
for building and
testing a Mousetrap
Car.
You have one
month for this
project, beginning
today.
Mousetrap
Car
Method
Step 1. Assign roles
Step 2. Create an organizational
chart for your “company”
Step 3: Create a project
schedule
Step 4. Find basic Mousetrap
Car information
Step 5. Create a short status
report and include
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Organizational chart
Gantt chart
Amount of work completed
Step 6. Upload to your team
area on Blackboard
Mousetrap
Car
Resources
Org Chart
http://www.gliffy.com
Gantt Chart
http://www.gantter.com
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How much did your team complete?
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What did your team do well?
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What could your team improve?
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What did we learn?
Outcomes
Collaboration and
Project Management
Working in Teams