Team Productivity

You are in the SuddenTeams™ Expert System.

As you know, there is a range of reasons a team may not get things done by the time or to the quality needed. Start with the suggestions below that seem the most likely causes holding down your team's productivity. But over time, getting to "yes" on every question should eliminate most issues and put the team well on the road to high performance.

Does the team have:

• A written mission or purpose statement? No.
• SMART goals related to its work? No.
• Measurable standards for its work? No.
• An SLA or SOW with each customer (internal or external)? No.
• A method for creating and tracking action items to ensure they get done? No.
• Efficient team meetings in which decisions are made and no time is wasted? No.
• The resources it needs? No.
• A communications plan including weekly progress reports? No.
• Open debates without much conflict? No.
• Strong motivation, morale, and engagement? No.
• Formal project management methods for complex, unique jobs? No.
• A continuous improvement plan? No.
• Team-based evaluations or pay? No.

If your answer to most of these is "no," it will be very cost-effective for you to bring in our team building services to put each in place quickly. If your answer to each that you have control over is "yes":

• Get other ideas and the steps to implement them in our "do-it-yourself" team building book.
• Bring us in for a SuddenTeams Assessment, a four-hour review of your team's status resulting in a list of recommendations.