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==Team work==
[[Teamwork]] is the basic form of [[work]] [[organization]], which we understand as a specific degree of organizational team members' [[teamwork]] in the [[work]] [[process]] needed to accomplish specific tasks and goals.

Teamwork is a type of collective [[action]] in which specific, ordered sets of activities and operations are entrusted to a specific group of people. These are also activities that are carried out in teams, and they have been commissioned individually for each of them.

==Team==
A team is a group of people who have a common goal to achieve, complemented by [[knowledge]] and skills, where members are jointly responsible for the task.

==Building a team==
Effective teams are not created by accident. The team, as well as a target-oriented [[organization]], should be properly developed and built. Various procedures are used for this, starting with building a team - it is a [[method]] of looking for the best way the team works, in terms of improving its functioning or obtaining better results.
The team building consists of:
* decision-making,
* Troubleshooting,
* setting goals,
* solving internal conflicts, 
* [[communication]].

We can define them as processes and ways that the team achieves their goals. Usually the team leaders are responsible for them. The team building procedure helps the group to check which problems are more 
important and how to resolve them.

==Types of teams==
Considering the lifetime of the team, they are divided into the following categories:
* Emergency teams - appointed for the implementation of unforeseen tasks,
* Permanent teams - are permanent and permanently located in the organization,
* Periodic teams - are appointed to perform predictable and repetitive tasks,
* Sleep teams - a combination of periodic and ad hoc teams.

We distinguish five stages of the team's life cycle:
* formation
* period of storm and pressure
* [[standardization]]
* [[action]]
* farewell

==Features of teamwork==
The characteristics defining teamwork can include:
* cooperation, common pursuit of a specific goal,
* cooperation, mutual help,
* the possibility of combining specialties,
* collective responsibility for the task.

==Managing people in a team==
These are processes that ensure the most effective use of the resources of people who are involved in the [[project]]. This applies to [[project]] [[stakeholders]], including: clients, sponsors and partners.

==The advantages of teamwork==
The most important [[advantages of team work]] are presented below:
* team members are motivated to act, team work allows better results than individual work. There is a [[synergy]] effect of the team, which consists in combining cooperation and synchronization,
* productivity increases, due to the fact that employees are from different departments and can complement each other,
* work satisfaction is increased because team members can perform tasks that are right for them,
* there is a lower sense of dependence on the superior,
* team integration is increasing, the group becomes the whole and takes care of the whole business together,
* the fluctuation decreases, which reduces the costs associated with it,
* [[information]] flows faster,
* makes it possible to make a profitable [[division of work]], 
* sets a common pace of work,
* helps in overcoming barriers related to individual [[attitude]],
* activates the self-monitoring [[process]],
* [[communication]] increases, thanks to faster [[information]] flow,
* the [[need]] to belong to a group is met,
* it is less painful to feel failure because failure is spread over the whole team,
* there is the opportunity to share ideas and choose the best ones,
* higher [[quality of work]],
* team members motivate each other to act,
* Accidental errors are less frequent.

==Methods and techniques of teamwork==

* [[Brainstorming]]

A technique derived from social psychology, aimed at improving group decisions. It is also called creative discussion. It is an unusual way of team searching for new ideas regarding problem solving methods.
* Technique 635

It is one of the [[brainstorming]] techniques, a so-called brainwriting model. The principle of this method is hidden under the numbers: number 6 corresponds to the number of team members, number 3 the number of ideas to come up with, number 5 is the time available for the task. 
* [[Decision tree]]

This method is intended to graphically support the decision-making process. This method works well when making decisions in [[risk]] conditions.
* Delphi method

Experts take part in this method where they express their opinion. They are to answer the questions that were included in the questionnaire.
* Conference debate

The aim of the conference debate is to divide the general issues into a detailed one, then they are developed by teams.
* Belbin's model

Analyzing team roles helps to provide information about the functioning of people in the team, as well as the entire team. This analysis is used to build a team, introduce a new person to the team, increase teamwork effectiveness.
* [[Teamware]]

[[Teamware]] is a method of supporting [[knowledge]] in the organization. It consists in supporting the work of the team as well as communication. It helps to solve very complex projects in a more effective way in a shorter time.
* 360 degree model

It is a modern method of assessing an individual [[employee]] or team. The information is collected on the basis of respondents who work with them. The assessed employees receive feedback on the course of their work.

==References==
* Hoegl, M., & Gemuenden, H. G. (2001). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3085981.pdf?casa_token=-lem6rrBMhwAAAAA:F4O4VLwQb28cJvvH2BB-gt_SEqVfxV7H-4B659OcY2RxLtif0Unx7J6liHYoSfyz4CqlUWTxJOKw7d-mKey4EEnoAPX5mTEKYOjsAuH6Z887-aaLEMJv Teamwork quality and the success of innovative projects: A theoretical concept and empirical evidence]. [[Organization]] science, 12(4), 435-449.
* Hall, P. (2005). [https://ubccpd.ca/sites/ubccpd.ca/files/Da%20Costa_Hall%20Article%20-%20Professional%20Culture%20and%20IPC.pdf Interprofessional teamwork: Professional cultures as barriers]. Journal of Interprofessional care, 19(sup1), 188-196.
* Stevens, M. J., & Campion, M. A. (1994). [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.846.738&rep=rep1&type=pdf The knowledge, skill, and ability requirements for teamwork: Implications for human resource management]. Journal of [[management]], 20(2), 503-530.

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