The Pioneers Team Charter

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The PioneersTeam Charter

• Motto Blazing the Trail
• Mascot

Team Members Kay Barbour Philip Gamal Dulce
Martin Lara Procknow R. Brent Williams
MGMT 5931.02, Thursday 700 950 p.m.
September 19, 2002, Dr. Tombaugh
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Charters Contents

• Vision
• Mission
• Goals
• Ground Rules
• Work Plan
• Commitment

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The Pioneers Vision

• Lighting the pathway to continuous organizational
  improvement.

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The Pioneers Mission

• We, the Pioneers, will learn how individuals
  can accomplish more as a team than they could
  independently. Through equality, mutual respect
  the application of effective teamwork
  leadership skills, WE WILL SUCCEED.

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The Pioneers Goals

• To learn, develop, apply effective teamwork
  leadership skills
• To acquire positive attributes held by other team
  members integrate them into our personal
  organizational skill set
• To become a highly effective efficient team
• To earn semester grade of A in Teamwork and
  Leadership (MGMT 5931)

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Goal 1

• To learn, develop, apply effective teamwork
  leadership skills
• Tasks
• Work as a team to implement knowledge and skills
  presented in class through required readings
  from the book the course pack
• Share team responsibilities
• Measurements
• Scores on team knowledge checks team projects
• Allow all team members the opportunity to assume
  different roles within the group

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Goal 2

• To acquire positive attributes held by other team
  members integrate them into our personal
  organizational skill set
• Tasks
• Recognize desirable behaviors modeled in team
  members attempt to incorporate these behaviors
  into our management style
• Measurements
• Discuss behaviors exhibited by team members
  within the group
• Complete skill set self-evaluation survey
  developed by team members, assess the results,
  communicate results to one another
• Skill set self-evaluation survey will be
  administered after completion of project 1

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Goal 3

• To become a highly effective efficient team
• Tasks
• Reach performing stage by completion of project
  1
• Measurements
• Complete team-evaluation survey (after completion
  of project 1) developed by team members, assess
  the results, communicate results to one another
  in weekly meeting
• Based on the results of the team-evaluation
  survey, determine the developmental stage our
  team is in (forming, norming, storming, or
  performing) discuss if goal was attained, if
  not, how we can achieve our goal. Then
  re-administer team-evaluation survey if necessary
  at later date to be determined by group and
  evaluate progress.

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Goal 4

• To earn semester grade of A in Teamwork
  Leadership
• Tasks
• Prepare for knowledge checks by reading assigned
  chapters from book course pack the prior week
• Create cheat sheet 1 page (front-side only) of
  8.5 by 11 sheet of paper with relevant notes
  from book course pack to utilize as reference
  during knowledge check
• Produce 2 team projects by choosing tasks through
  consensus, meeting as team to work on project,
  editing compiling the final project to be
  submitted to Dr. Tombaugh by syllabus dates
• Produce 1 individual student portfolio by
  compiling assigned surveys
• Measurements
• Score 93 or better on 6 individual team
  knowledge checks, 2 team projects, 1 individual
  student portfolio

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The Pioneers Roles

• Coordinator
• Responsible for assuring flow of meetings
• Arranges team meetings
• Coordinates team assignments for weekly meetings
• Ensures work assignments are distributed in an
  effective manner
• Initiates agenda items for each meeting
• Scribe
• Records results and prepares summaries for each
  meeting
• Compiles and disseminates information to team
  members prior to next meeting
• Timekeeper
• Tracks time set for each subject of discussion
• Ensures team remains focused and adheres to the
  agreed upon time of each subject
• Facilitator
• Provides unbiased feedback on the team's progress
  and development
• Serves as an impartial listener by identifying
  differences of ideas without presenting own views
• Editor
• Completes and edits group projects
• Creates final drafts and prints copies for
  submission

Note Roles will rotate to ensure opportunity
for team members to experience a variety of roles
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The Pioneers Ground Rules

• Administrative
• Meeting times/place/frequency/length
• Minimum of once a week in a mutually agreed place
  time
• Meeting length will be based on necessary tasks
  to be accomplished every week
• Notify a team member in advance if unable to
  attend a scheduled meeting
• Cell phones /or pagers put on silent mode
• Assessment of performance
• Skill set self-evaluation survey
  team-evaluation survey to be taken after
  completion of project 1
• When completing work product, send attachment via
  e-mail to all teammates
• Amend charter as needed by consensus

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The Pioneers Ground Rules

• Task
• Decision-making protocol by consensus
• Participation norms standards
• Mutual responsibility opportunity to present
  ideas
• Equal air-time for our input
• Utilize active listening techniques
• If action items occur during a meeting, we decide
  by consensus the action items to be completed,
  who will accomplish them, the expected delivery
  date

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The Pioneers Ground Rules

• Process
• Authority status rooted in egalitarianism
• Equal responsibility for goal attainment
• Equal opportunity to share thoughts opinions
• No competition for airtime
• Order/reverse order for speaking
• Disagree agreeably
• Treat others with respect, kindness, altruism

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Work Plan for First Six Weeks
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The Pioneers Commitment

• The Pioneers pledge commitment to our team and
  its success in accomplishing our mission
• __________________________ ______________________
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• Kay Barbour Date
• __________________________ ______________________
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• Philip Gamal Date
• __________________________ ______________________
  _
• Dulce Martin Date
• __________________________ ______________________
  _
• Lara Procknow Date
• __________________________ ______________________
  _
• R. Brent Williams Date