

Teams whose members operate across space, time, and organizational boundaries and are linked through information technologies to achieve organizational tasks.Ī time constraint in team decision making due to the procedural requirement that only one person may speak at a time.Ī decision-making problem that occurs when individuals are reluctant to mention ideas that seem silly because they believe (often correctly) that other team members are silently evaluating them Positive expectations one person has toward another person in situations involving riskĬross-functional work groups that are organized around work processes, complete an entire piece of work requiring several interdependent tasks, and have substantial autonomy over the execution of those tasks. The degree of attraction people feel toward the team and their motivation to remain members The informal rules and shared expectations that groups establish to regulate the behavior of their members The extent to which team members must share materials, information, or expertise in order to perform their jobs.Ī set of behaviors that people are expected to perform because of the positions they hold in a team and organization.Ī process that consists of formal activities intended to improve the development and functioning of a work team. The problem that occurs when people exert less effort (and usually perform at a lower level) when working in teams than when working alone
DEFINITION OF SEQUENTIAL INTERDEPENDENCE SOFTWARE
The principle that adding more people to a late software project only makes it later, also called the mythical man-month. Resources (including time and energy) expended toward team development and maintenance rather than the task. The knowledge and other resources available to people from a durable network that connects them to others.

Groups of two or more people who interact and influence each other, are mutually accountable for achieving common goals associated with organizational objectives, and perceive themselves as a social entity within an organization.
