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MGMT655 Team Charter | Company Baldwin

Team Members and contact information (University, 2018):

Name Preferred Email Phone Number Time Zone

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Purpose Statement: Anthony Dominick; Nika Patterson

The assignment is centered on an online Business Simulation named CAPSTONE

Offered by the CapSim Organization. The key point of this assignment is about managing business

operations (like R&D, Marketing, Production, Finance, HR / TQM etc.) to accomplish final success in

conditions of business performance. In this online Business Simulation, our Company (Baldwin) is

competing with five other competitors who are in the same Industry (Manufacturing Sensors). Baldwin

company is expected to use its business know-how resourcefully to become the leading manufacturer of

electronic sensors (Guide, 2014).

Nika Patterson

Through team work and dedication to the project will guarantee the growth and success of the

company that we are assigned too.

Team Values:

• Responsiveness – it is important for us to respond in a timely manner. Although the can be a

subjective value of what timely involves since we all are from different time zones, but when we

start the program it will sink-in (Edmondson, 2017).

• Respect – having mutual respect on other team members. Everyone, regardless of position,

ought to have respect (Edmondson, 2017).

• Resolved Conflict – unresolved conflict is a disease to the health of a team. If there is an issue

with the projector between team member, let us fix it so we can start and end the project with

new knowledge learned (Edmondson, 2017).

• Participation – all on the team feel they play an important role in completing the assignment.

We provide ownership of responsibilities, regardless of title. Get off the bench and get into the

game – don’t hide in the dugout, my friends, trust me this is something new to me as well and

participation in the center of getting a good grade and learning at the same time (Edmondson,

2017).

Contributive and constructive –

Team Expectations:

• Be willing to try the program (Wisconsin, n.d.)

• Help train other team member on assignment

• Be flexible on assignments (Wisconsin, n.d.)

Team Objectives: Anthony Dominick; Nika Patterson

• Being Dependable

• Respecting each other idea’s

• Share your ideas for improvements and help

• Communicate issues/changes (Wisconsin, n.d.)

• Support group / team decisions

• Be open to constructive feedback – don’t be negative or defensive (learning purpose)

• Enjoy the work and celebrate successes (Wisconsin, n.d.)

Team Meetings and Communication:

Since we are working as a virtual team, since we all live in different time zones – I’ll reach out

to all by email or phone – to keep all up to speed and hope each will do the same. Someone in the

group come up with a better means, bring it to the table. If you get stuck on what to do next reach out,

please. We also have the Group live chat as well. (University, 2018)

Team Assessment:

• Strengths – Nika’s strengths: good with powerpoint presentations and marketing / Anthony

strengths: Dependable; creatative and team player

• Weaknesses – Nika’s weaknesses: finance and simulation / Anthony’s weakness: problem

solving, finance, dislike deadlines and being out front.

• Team weakness – the different time zones; fear of not knowing or understanding the

assignment; fear of failure

Functional Roles:

COO/ Team Leader – Anthony Dominick

• Organizes team meetings facilitates team discussions, facilitates problem-solving and

collaboration, and strives for team consensus and win-win agreements (Guide, 2014). The COO

collects and compiles the Product Manager slides for the Board of Directors presentations

(Group Projects), adding a “state of the business” executive summary-type slide, a finance slide,

and, ideally, a “lessons learned” slide. Typically, the COO makes the final Finance decisions

just before simulation round close when financing needs for the company are available in the

Pro Formas (Guide, 2014).

Product Managers (VPs) – Nika Patterson, David Hagedorn, Sarah Heitzmann, Elias Munoz

• Each team member selects one sensor product to manage. There are five sensor products in

each company. If there are only five team members, then the COO also will manage a

product. The Product Managers (VPs) will make all functional decisions for their product –

R&D, Marketing, and Production (Guide, 2014). No decisions will be made for another VP’s

product without their agreement. Each VP will create at least four slides for the Board of

Directors Presentation (Group Project), including a cover slide, and one slide for each functional

area. Ample notes explaining and assessing decisions are included. The slides are submitted to

the COO and Instructor (Guide, 2014).

Product Manager(s):

• Five Sensor Products – Each Team members will manage a product

Market Segment Sensor Name Product Mgr.

Traditional Baker Nika Paterson

Low End Bead Anthony Dominick

High End Bid David Hagedorn

Performance Bold Sarah Heitzmann

Size Buddy Elias Munoz

Project Plan and Timeline:

• Group Project 1: Team Charter

• Group Project 2: Group Presentation to the Board of Directors regarding Practice Round 1

decisions and outcomes

• Group Project 3: Group Presentation to the Board of Directors regarding Competition Round

1 decisions and outcomes

• Competition Rounds 2 through 4: Continue to play to earn Stars and strive for the honor of

being in the top ten percentiles of all teams currently playing the simulation (University, 2018).

References

Edmondson, R. (2017, January 24). 7 Non-Negotiable Values for Teams I Lead. Retrieved from Team

Leadership: http://ronedmondson.com/2017/01/7-non-negotiable-values-for-teams-i-lead.html

Guide, C. T. (2014). Six Basic Strategies. Retrieved from Team Member Guide:

http://ww2.capsim.com/PDF/2014_Capstone_Team_Member_Guide.pdf

University, C. T. (2018, November 21). MGMT655 Team Charter / Company Baldwin. Retrieved from

Management Capstone (MGMT655-1804B-01):

https://studentlogin.coloradotech.edu/portal/6/pages/mainframe.aspx?contentframe=/portal/6/Pa

ges/Home.aspx

Wisconsin. (n.d.). Team Member Expectations. Retrieved from Minds: Wisconsin.edu:

https://minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/handle/1793/44769/Documents/PDF_FILES/Team%20M

ember%20Expectations.pdf