Team Charter
Team Name –
Introduction
This charter delineates and evaluates the procedures our team has decided to use in order to
achieve an optimal project outcome. The team members have united to create this charter and
every member fully supports the following information.
Team Members and contact numbers/email.
Name and student number Telephone number Email
Who is the team leader?
Members Skills / Knowledge / Expertise
In the first team meeting, each team member must identify his/her strengths, skills, and any
knowledge or expertise that would be valuable to the team throughout the duration of this
exercise. From this self-evaluation process, the team has discovered the following:
Have an inventory of your skills and assign tasks to team members based on their abilities.
Example; PowerPoint, Researching, Editing, Formatting, Writing, Critical Thinking, Gluing it
all together, Formatting, Grammar checks
Necessary Resources
Example; Many resources are necessary to complete our group’s task. The key resource that
affects this particular project is time availability. Each team member must be able to commit an
appropriate amount of time to the project in order to complete all of his or her required
assignments. Another necessary resource is effective research. We have been provided with a
vast selection of information through the UCW Library. The final resource our group identified
as an absolute necessity is the need for communication. In order for this project to be a success,
smooth and timely communication is a must.
Major Deadlines:
Charter due date, meeting due dates, submission due dates, presentation due dates.
Team Rules for communication and attendance:
Examples
• Primarily we will communicate via online means (email, newsgroup postings, and instant
messenger programs) and on-ground during class time when allowed; however, we may
occasionally make use of teleconferences.
• Since each member has submitted his/her time availability schedule to the Group Leader, and
every effort has been made to organize meetings around those schedules, all members are
expected to attend as many group meetings as their individual schedules permit.
• If a member cannot attend a scheduled meeting, he/she MUST submit all assigned deliverables
to the group prior to the meeting. The absent member must also attempt to notify all team
members about his/her absence.
• If a member misses a scheduled meeting, he/she MUST contact the Group Leader to secure any
newly assigned tasks.
• Minutes will be taken at every meeting and posted to the Study Group room. The absent
member is responsible for reviewing the meeting minutes.
Ground Rules
The following ground rules have been agreed upon and adopted by our team to make this task
process as smooth as possible.
Examples;
• Be a good listener.
• Keep an open mind.
• No embarrassing, rejecting or punishing a team member who speaks up.
• Ask questions incessantly.
• Participate in the discussion.
• State your opinion.
• Ask for clarification.
• Give everyone a chance to speak.
• Don’t be defensive if your idea is criticized.
• Have an opinion, but get on board once a majority decision has been made.
• Be prepared to carryout group decisions.
• Everyone is an equal (no titles).
• All comments remain in the session (confidentiality rule).
• If you have an issue with another group member, discuss it with that member directly and
immediately.
• Focus on the here-and-now instead of the past.
• Be prepared to complete work assignments on time.
• In meetings be polite – Don’t interrupt.
Conflicts
The following rules have been agreed to for dealing with conflict.
• Address all conflict with the team or individual head-on.
• If you’re struggling with something, speak out immediately.
• If you cannot get to a task, let the Group Leader know the minute you feel bogged down.
• If you feel someone is being condescending, address that issue with the person immediately.
• If someone has “stepped on your toes,” clear the air immediately.
Team Commitment
Each member has agreed to be a highly dedicated, efficient participant in order to accomplish
our team’s goal. We do, however, realize that other circumstances such as job, illness, family
emergency, etc., may affect any individual’s success during any part of this process. We also
agree that if such an occurrence arises, the team member should notify the Group Leader
immediately to help work out a solution.
Work Expectations
The team’s work expectations are defined accordingly:
Example;
• We expect a high quality item – well written, good grammar, minimal spelling errors – on all
materials, interim and final.
• All research must be presented with complete references.
• All written work must be presented in the specified APA style and format.
• All team members will use the same software version to allay any formatting or conversion
complications (Microsoft Office).
• Workload quantity will be divided equally amongst all team members. This includes:
• Amount and degree of research – per topic element, the individual preparing the material is
expected to write between --- to --- words and to be certain to thoroughly cover the topic.
• PowerPoint slides are assigned at a minimum of 2 slides per team member. If the team decides,
one individual may handle all slide preparation and drafting based on the information given to
him/her from all team members’ research.