this presentation is about how the teams are important for an organization for solving problems and achieving goals

2. Presentation on
Understanding Work Teams
Presented To: Sir Ahmad Tisman Pasha
Presented By: Muhammad Faheem-ul-
Hassan
Roll No. 09-20 BSIT 5th

3. History of Teams:
Three companies W.L.Gore ,Volvo, and
General Foods first introduce the concept
of teams into their companies.

4. Why Have Teams Become So Popular?
Great way to use employee talents
Teams are more flexible and responsive to
changes in the environment
Facilitate employee involvement
Increase employee participation in decision
making

5. Differences between
Groups and Teams
Work Group
A group that interacts primarily to share
information and to make decisions to help
each group member perform within his or her
area of responsibility
No joint effort required
No positive synergy

6. Work Team
 Generates positive synergy through coordinated
effort. The individual efforts result in a performance
that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs
 Joint effort required
 Positive synergy

7. Comparing Work Groups and Work Teams

8. Types of Teams
Ther e ar e f our t ypes of Teams:
Problem Solving Teams
Self Managed Work Teams
Cross Functional Teams
Virtual Teams

9. Types of Teams
Pr obl em-Sol vi ng Teams
Groups of 5 to 12 employees from the same
department who meet for a few hours each week to
discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency, and
the work environment.
Team member share ideas or suggest how work
processes and methods can be improved.

10. Types of Teams
 Problem Solving teams only make recommendations.
 But Some organization created teams that not only
solve problems but also implement solutions and take
responsibility for outcomes.

11. Types of Teams
 Self-Managed Work Teams
Groups of 10 to 15 people who perform highly
related or interdependent jobs and take on many
of the responsibilities of their former supervisors.
These tasks are following:
Planning and scheduling work
Assigning tasks to members
Making operating decisions
Taking action on Problems
Working with suppliers and customers.

12. Types of Teams
 Fully self-managed work teams even select their own
members and evaluate each other’s performance.
 Supervisory positions take on decreased importance
and sometimes even eliminated.
 Self managed teams do not typically manage conflicts
well.

13. Types of Teams
Cross-Functional Teams
Employees from about the same hierarchical level,
but from different work areas, who come together
to accomplish a task
Cross-functional teams are an effective means of
allowing people from diverse areas to
Exchange information

14. Types of Teams
Developing new ideas
Solve problems
Coordinating complex project

15. Types of Teams
Cross-functional teams are no picnic to
manage.
Early stages of development are long as
members learn to work with diversity and
complexity.
It takes time to build trust and teamwork
especially among people from different
backgrounds with different experiences and
perspectives.

16. Types of Teams
Virtual Teams
Teams that use computer technology to tie
together physically dispersed members in
order to achieve a common goal
Allow teams members to collaborate online
using
Wide area networks
Video conferencing
E-mail

17. Types of Teams
Virtual teams face special challenges
They are not able to duplicate the normal
give-and-take of face-to-face discussions.
To be effective, needs:
Trust among members
Close monitoring
To be publicized

18. Key Components of Effective Teams
Context
Composition
Work Design
Process Variables

19. Creating Effective Teams: Context
Adequate Resources
One of the most important characteristics of an
effective work group is support the receives from
the organizations
This support includes
Timely information

20. Proper equipment
Adequate staffing
Encouragement
Administrative assistance

21. Effective Leadership and Structure
Agreeing to the specifics of work and how the
team fits together to integrate individual skills
Even “self-managed” teams need leaders
Leadership especially important in multi-team
systems

22. Climate of Trust
Members must trust each other and
the leader
Team members are more likely to
take risks and expose vulnerabilities
when they believe they can trust on
their team
Trust is the foundation of leadership
It allows a team to accept and commit
to its leader’s goals and decisions.

23. Performance and Rewards Systems that
Reflect Team Contributions
Cannot just be based on individual effort
Group-based appraisals reinforce team effort and
commitment.