Deck 3: Development of the Team

Question 1

____ is an agreement of all the members to act for the benefit of the team,even if an individual team member does not believe that is important to him or her.

A) Mindmapping
B) Self-direction
C) Consensus
D) Synergy

Answer 1

C

Question 2

____________________ are a set of values based in beliefs and are accomplished through specific types of behavior.

Answer 2

Norms

Question 3

Negotiating time zone distances can complicate the logistics of _____.

A) collaboration
B) consensus
C) vertical thinking
D) virtual teaming

Answer 3

D

Question 4

____________________ is the ability to make or bring a new concept or idea into existence.

Question 5

A coach is not always necessary;the vision of a job can come from the team members themselves.

Question 6

The most important factor in giving and receiving feedback is to keep the focus on the job at hand and not on personalities.

Question 7

Values are basic truths that will not likely change over time.

Question 8

A(n)____________________ is a group with a common purpose that achieves a specific goal using the skills of each individual and mutual cooperation to produce the end product.

Question 9

A design becomes a _____ only after input from all design team members,as well as individuals involved in production and sales/distribution.

A) final product
B) prototype
C) mindmap
D) brainstorm

Question 10

In a team,____ is a two-way process that includes your point of view and the points of view of others.

A) synergy
B) feedback
C) lateral thinking
D) division of labor

Question 11

Hearing and listening are the same.They both involve a continuous level of understanding of what is being said.

Question 12

____________________ listening is defined as the ability to hear a message clearly,using your eyes and ears,and by completely concentrating.

Question 13

____ is the stage of team development the team has been working toward.The team is working cooperatively with few disruptions.

A) Orientation
B) Resolution
C) Termination
D) Production

Question 14

In the past 10 to 20 years,both technology and growing economic globalization has resulted in a new type of team,the "_____," where members interact primarily through electronic communications.

Question 15

Adam Smith's principle that focuses on repeating individual tasks without knowing the whole process is compatible to teams producing efficient,competitive designs.

Question 16

____ results when the unit or team becomes stronger than the sum of the individual members.

A) Synergy
B) Mindmapping
C) Brainstorming
D) Creativity

Question 17

____ is the stage of team development in which the team members create group norms to guide the process,resolve conflicts,and focus on common goals.

A) Production
B) Dissatisfaction
C) Resolution
D) Termination

Question 18

Engineers favor the use of ____ in almost every aspect of design,manufacturing,and construction today.

A) Adam Smith's model
B) teams
C) division of labor
D) assembly lines

Question 19

As the team matures,the control of _____ moves from the leader to each team member.This is not a smooth process,but everyone gradually assumes responsibilities for their performance.

A) leadership
B) team
C) assembly
D) decisions

Question 20

A well-designed and thought-out _____ will become the oil that greases the wheels of innovation: It will help with problem solving and will allow realization of a vision for your design team.

A) design process
B) team process
C) communication strategy
D) creative method

Question 21

Why are norms important?

Question 22

What happens in the orientation phase of team development?

Question 23

When does team failure occur?