Manufacturing Systems

1. Manufacturing Systems Project Management

2. Project Management Behavioural Dynamics in Team Work Team: ‘two or more individuals associated in some joint action’ Team Dynamics: ‘the motivating and driving forces that propel a team toward its goal or mission’

3. Project Management To achieve good team dynamics: • Identify a team leader • Establish roles and responsibilities and discuss what each person “brings to the team” • Establish a set of goals/objectives • Establish an agenda for managing the time allocated to the project • Establish a method to determine how the team will reach agreement • Establish a set of ground rules for running team meetings • Do not waste time getting started

4. Project Management Identify a team leader • Leader must be identified or emerge • Person with expertise in the area Establish roles and responsibilities and discuss what each person “brings to the team” • Identify skills, knowledge and experience of each member • Assign roles/responsibilities to strengths of team members

5. Project Management Establish a set of goals/objectives • Consider the ‘how’ not just focus on the ‘what’ • Clearly defined goals easier to agree on assignments Establish an agenda for managing the time allocated to the project • Good time management – teams achieve better results • Use WBS or Gantt charts

6. Project Management Establish a method to determine how the team will reach agreement • Have a formal method agreed • Avoids time wasting Establish a set of ground rules for running team meetings • Establish standards for team behaviour • Team time used effectively and efficiently

7. Project Management Do not waste time getting started • Start real work quickly • Team should include person with good management skills