Project Planning: A Productive Use of Teams
Larger tasks can be accomplished more quickly with a team then with a group or an individual. A group that has not been developed into a team can have direction and planning issues as well as leadership conflicts; though so can a formed team. An individual may be over-tasked if taking on a large project. Sharing of knowledge and resources, the direction and organization and communication and feedback found in teams makes them a more productive option in project planning.
The knowledge of one person can be limited thus when you bring together individuals with diverse backgrounds and skills this will provide more resources for the project and the team. This leads to a more productive team with more the one possible perspective and more ideas on how to accomplish the project plan. (De Janasz, Dowd, & Schneider, 2002)
Once the team has been formed and the leader (either assigned or decided on) then tasks can be assigned or divided up on the basis their knowledge and skills and who is best suited for the task. This will help ensure that the task will be accomplished as it has been handed to the person best suited to complete it.
The direction and organization of a team can be the key factor in completing the project plan. An individual working on a larger project has to accomplish the task themselves as well as plan on how to accomplish it. Once there is a team involved and whether the leader is assigned or decided on you have one person responsible to keep the team on task and focused. The leader and the team work together in assigning the tasks to the most appropriate individual. The team leader can keep track of the progress of the team and help alleviate any questions on tasking, resources and ...