Team Analysis

Team Analysis Paper Students will conduct an analysis of a team that they were or are presently a member. If not a member of a team, students should speculate on being a member of a team and conduct an analysis on what should occur if developing a formal team. Students should reflect on the team according to the Characteristics, Processes,

Issues and Organizational Context found in our Levi text, Group Dynamics for Teams. Additional guidance includes:

a. do not cover all the aspects that Levi discusses, just the most important or those that impact (ed) the team in significant ways;

b. assess the team according to the Team Assessment from the book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team found on pp. 191 - 194; discuss the results;

c. the general format should include what the team did/does well, what it did/does poorly and what it could have/could done/do to improve its performance.

d. length is eight pages, +/- one page; APA format, document the Levi text with proper use of in-text citations and a reference section;

The grading rubric for this Team Analysis Paper is below:

Overview of the team:    20 points

Identification and analysis of team Characteristics, Processes, Issues,and Organizational Context (see the outline of the Levi text): 100 points

Dysfunction Assessment Analysis:    20 points

Recommendations to Improve Performance: 30 points

APA style, grammar, length (8 pages, +/- a page): 30 points

Total: 200 Points