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Revision as of 12:02, 18 February 2023
Developed by Bence Richter
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Introduction
According to the widely accepted definition, High Performance Teams (HPTs) are a concept in organizational behavior and management that refers to a team of individuals who work together to achieve a common goal. It provides a framework for teams to enable high levels of performance and reach their goals more effectively. The concept is described by several key components, which include shared goals, well-defined roles and responsibilities, strong communication, trust, well-executed decision-making, adaptability, and continuous improvement.[1] When implemented effectively, it can lead to increased productivity, team morale, and improved quality. Given the nature of this concept, it is used in many areas of the professional world including healthcare, sports, IT, the automotive and retail industries R&D just to highlight a few. It can be applied to almost any kind of team, meaning it can be applied specifically to project teams as well. Nowadays, numerous companies, like Volvo and Boeing, are successfully using the High-Performing Teams concept within their project teams.[2] This article focuses on
- Providing guiding principles around building a high performing project team
- Discussing the benefits of the application of the concept
- And describing key elements of the implementation strategy.
Concept background
A short part about the historical background of the HPTs and Bruce W. Tuckman's Stages of Group Development which is the commonly used framework when talking about a team's stages of development and as such plays an important role in the evolution of high-performing project teams as well.
Guiding principles
Defining what teams and project teams are in the introduction of this section for a better understanding before deep diving into the topics below
Drivers and barriers of project team performance
[5].
Characteristics of high performance in project teams
[6].
Interview analysis conducted with members of high performance project teams
[7].
Trust and safety as fundamental conditions
[8].
Benefits of application
A collection of benefits derived from the Guiding principles section summarizing the favorable traits which make high performing project teams superior to other project teams.
Implementation strategy
This section discusses multiple criteria from various literature which need to be taken into account when planning to introduce the high performing team model to a project team. Failing to meet with this set of criteria likely means that the goal of developing a high performance project team will not be met and the discussed benefits won't apply. [9]. [10]. [5]
Discussion
Further discussion centered mostly around the role of the project manager in high performing project teams. The project manager plays an important role after the formation of the project team in keeping high performance. The project manager has to have certain characteristics and has to initiate certain developments in order to keep the edge and succeed. [6] [7]
References
- ↑ [Lund, A. (2011) Creating a High Performance Team.] User Experience Management, pages 163–189.
- ↑ [Richardson, P. and Denton, D. K. (2005).] How to create a high-performance team.
- ↑ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckman%27s_stages_of_group_development] Tuckman's stages of group development. (2023, January 29).
- ↑ [https://hr.mit.edu/learning-topics/teams/articles/stages-development] Using the Stages of Team Development
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 [Thamhain, H. J. and Wilemon, D. L. (2013). Building high performing engineering project teams.] IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, EM-34(3):130–137.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 [https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/characteristics-high-performance-project-teams-8525] Edward J., Kinlaw, C. S., & Kinlaw, D. C. (2000). Developing superior project teams: a study of the characteristics of high performance in project teams. Paper presented at PMI® Research Conference 2000: Project Management Research at the Turn of the Millennium, Paris, France. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 [Ammeter, A. P. and Dukerich, J. M. (2002). Leadership, team building, and team member characteristics in high performance project teams.] EMJ - Engineering Management Journal, 14(4):3–10.
- ↑ [Lapshun, A. L. and Fusch, G. E. (2021). Trust and Safety as Fundamental Conditions for a High[U+2010]Performance Team.] Performance Improvement, 60(3):15–19.
- ↑ [Shi, Y. and Dai, X. (2009). Research on principle and strategies of building high- performance project team based on synergetic. In 2009] 1st International Conference on Information Science and Engineering, ICISE 2009, pages 5065–5068.
- ↑ [https://www.ckju.net/en/blog/how-you-can-manage-project-teams-deliver-high-performance/65952] How you can manage project teams to deliver high performance by Dr. Sumbul Tahir, 16.11.2019
