Create Team-Building Plan

Use

The purpose of this task is to ensure that the people selected for the project can work together efficiently. Internal staff are often taken out of their normal role, many are replaced in their previous roles. In some cases, this might even include a geographic move. In other cases, they may still be expected to carry on with their previous tasks in the same location while also contributing to the project. In all cases, there is a group of employees and consultants who are suddenly expected to work together as a team. This can be particularly challenging as team members can have very different backgrounds and knowledge. Often, they will also have different working habits and interests. These factors can all contribute to potential conflicts at work and impact their productivity.

The team-building plan is a plan of activities aimed at eliminating or minimizing barriers to working together towards a common purpose. In many cases team-building activities are social events that help identify issues and

  • Giving out awards or gifts upon completion of specific milestones
  • Social events for celebration or workshops
  • It is recommended that team building events be scheduled throughout the implementation. It is not necessary to spend a lot of money for these team-building activities but they should always have a purpose and carry a clear message.

    Procedure

    1. Identify barriers to productive teamwork.
    2. Decide on activities that can overcome those barriers and schedule social events.
    3. Budget team-building expenses.

    In many cases, the team building plan includes the following activities:

    Both activities are aimed at building a team identity, which can focus team member attention towards a common purpose.

    Result

    Team building plan

    When planning group activities, allow for people’s health limitations as well as ethnic, gender, and religious concerns.