quartz/content/notes/teamwork.md

title	sr-due	sr-interval	sr-ease
Teamwork	2022-04-24	31	270

tags: #review

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Teamwork

• Good teamwork -> achieve more
• Separation of concerns of expertise e.g., font end / back end
• Solo devs do exist -> indie games / microcontroller swd / due to cost issues

Building teams

• consider strengths of team members
  • areas of specialisation
  • ways in which members complement each other
• This should be discussed to avoid misunderstandings due to incorrect assmptions
• Communication is key
  • team arrangements may need adjustment
  • changes should be made by a consensu

Belbin's nine team roles

• most pople have characteristics of multiple roles
• methodologies exist to determine your role affinities

	graph TD
	Top-->Social
	Top-->Thinking
	Top-->Action

	Social-->RI(Resource Investigator)
	Social-->TW(TeamWorker)
	Social-->CO(Co-ordinator)

	Thinking-->Plant
	Thinking-->ME(Monitor Evaluator)
	Thinking-->Specialist

	Action-->Shaper
	Action-->Implementer
	Action-->Completer

• social
  • resource investigator
    • discovers new ideas; keen; optimistic
    • may rapidly lose interest; too optimistic
  • teamworker
    • values team; helps remove friction
    • conflict avoidant; prefers not making decisions
  • co-ordinator
    • keeps goals clear; can manage team
    • may appear to delegate rather than doing work
• thinking
  • Plant
    • thinks outside the box; tackles hard problems
    • may lack grounding (only thinks outside the box)
  • Monitor evaluator
    • good judge of best alternatives
    • may be too critiical of possible plans
  • specialist
    • detailed knowledge in one area
    • only focused on one area
• action/task
  • Shaper
    • good at working
    • may not be considerate of team members
  • Implementer
    • can turn planning into efficient action
    • may be rigid in terms of approach to action
  • Completer finisher
    • completes tasks; provides quality control
    • worries about quality; doesn't delegate work

Conflict resolution

• There will be conflicts
  • voice concerns early
  • agree on a resolution
• Be self aware

Diversity

• studies show that more diverse teams are better
• there is a lack of diversity in cs