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Team Goals

This page describes how to develop team goals.

Team goals are a useful tool for project work.

• They enhance the sense of identity of each team member
• They enhance the identification of the team members with the team itself
• They help to clarify the roles and ambitions of the team members
• They aid concentration of effort and help avoid time-wasting
• They enhance the sense of commitment to the project and the team

A team goal is a statement written and signed by all members of the team, which states

• what the team intends to achieve
• why they intend to achieve it
• how they intend to achieve it
• what each member will contribute

Example:

Team goal We are the team "Simulation Hotshots". Our team goal is to successfully complete the Simulation Project together. Our individual goals are to gain experience in teamwork and applying simulation in a practical context, to help each other and to enhance each other's experience of working together in our project team. Our project goal is to complete each milestone completely and punctually, utilising both and our creativity and simulation knowledge, leading to a final result which is both accurate and useful. Each team member is committed to his/her role and is prepared to accept responsibility for the work that it requires to be completed successfully. To this end, each member knows that he/she can rely on the others for assistance. In addition, each team member is committed to attending all meethings, participating in team organisation and assisting the other team members when they ask for it. Date: April 12th, 2002 signed Lilly Limelight, Project Leader Willy Writealot, Reports and Presentations Bill Goats, Chief Software Architect Susan Stopwatch, Data Collection and Analysis Gabriela Getitright, Experimental Design Thomas Truthful, Validation and Quality Control

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