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
