Team Dynamics and Strategies

Team Dynamics are the unseen forces that operate in a team between different people or groups. Team Dynamics can strongly influence how a team reacts, behaves or performs, and the effects of team dynamics are often very complex.

The use of Wikis as a repository and dynamic tool was a new experience to all members of the team. The transition into the virtual environment was easier than when using Google Docs as the team members have grown somewhat accustomed to the idea of working online.

The team leader (Rishi Ramkissoon) firstly ensured that all members learnt and were very practical with the features and capabilities of the wiki site. The diverse technological background of the team proved a challenge at times but the team members always shared their knowledge freely with each other. After a team meeting, the project was divided into parts by the leader and responsibilities distributed amongst the team members. This table shows the initial distribution of duties:

Most members did their parts to the best of their abilities. However, due to various reasons, some members did not live up to their responsibilities which caused other members to have to pick up the slack. The creation of the wiki took some getting used to as proper formatting and organisation is crucial to its readability.

The usual relations among the team was different in the virtual environment. The lack of physical/visual contact caused some members to stray. This was circumvented by the use of Skype to have meetings when needed to ensure everyone was on the right track. The dynamics of the team continued from the previous semester and hence the members share working friendships. The team was well coordinated and worked well with each other and there were no major hiccups.

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