CREATING HIGH PERFORMANCE PROJECT TEAMS Dr Owen C

CREATING HIGH PERFORMANCE PROJECT TEAMS Dr. Owen C. Gadeken Defense Acquisition University

TEAM A group of people in a collaborative relationship working toward a mutual goal--a goal that dominates all other individual and sub-group goals--a goal for a a which every team member is mutually accountable.

Building the TEAM ü Teams don’t just happen--They are built! ü Teambuilding is the process of deliberately creating a team from a newly formed or existing group of people.

High Performance Project Teams are a function of: ü Competence ü Chemistry

Defense Acquisition University 24/7 Learning Assets for the Classroom and the

DAU Team-Based Training: PMT-352 B Program Management Office Course • Integrated Team Exercises with Rotating Assignments PMT-401 Program Managers Course • Over 100 Real World Case Studies (“Harvard on the Potomac”) • Team-Based Analysis with Rotating Assignments

Integrated Product Team (IPT) Team composed of representatives from all appropriate functional disciplines working together to build successful programs, identify and resolve issues, and make sound and timely recommendations to facilitate decision making. Source: DAU Glossary, July 2005

The Honorable William J. Perry § Former Secretary of Defense § CEO of Two High Technology Companies § Engineering Professor at Stanford University

PMT-352 leverages E-learning technologies in both distance learning and classroom environments

PMT-352 B Approach to Learning • Hands-on learning: Student teams perform as IPT’s to produce products for the project manager • Each student provided with a notebook computer & network connection • Scenario-based training simulates real project team activities • Realistic exercises represent different phases of an evolutionary development strategy • Rotating leadership responsibility • Program success based on team results Preparing students for the workplace using action learning and critical thinking

High Performance Work Teams are a function of: ü Competence ü Chemistry

The Two Most Important Characteristics of Successful IPTs · Cooperation “Teams must have full and open discussions with no secrets. ” · Empowerment “IPT members are extensions of their organizations and leadership, and they must be able to speak for those organizations and leadership. ” William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense Memo “Use of IPTs in Do. D Acquisition” 10 May 95

Videotape David Swain, Boeing VP of Engineering

Honorable David Packard, 1912 -1996 § Cofounder of Hewlett-Packard § Former Deputy Secretary of Defense § Founder of DSMC (and DAU)

The Three Criteria for Success in Defense Project Management · High Quality Players · Teamwork · Inspired Leadership David Packard, remarks at DSMC’s 20 th Anniversary Reception Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 7 June 1991