9.3 Team Work

Question 1

What do teams comprise of?

Answer 1

A group of people working together, or in parallel, towards shared goals

Question 2

What can a team be?

Answer 2

• A group of engineers working on a specific task or the same aircraft
• A group working together on the same shift
• A group working in the same location or site

Question 3

What is a clear advantage of working as a team?

Answer 3

People feel they are part of a social group

Question 4

What is a disadvantage of working as a team?

Answer 4

Can risk peer pressure enforced conformity to a group’s view

Question 5

What are 3 benefits to working as part of a team?

Answer 5

• An opportunity to share resources (knowledge, tools, etc.)
• A chance to discuss problems and work towards solutions
• A chance to check each other’s work (either ‘officially’ or ‘unofficially’)

Question 6

What do teams left to their own devices need?

Answer 6

Proper leadership

Question 7

What can healthy competition and rivalry between teams create?

Answer 7

A strong team identity and encourage pride in their work

Question 8

What does team identity allow?

Answer 8

A group of engineers to know each other’s capabilities and weaknesses

Question 9

What can cause problems for teams?

Answer 9

If the shift change is not handed correctly, can compromise incoming teams performance

Question 10

What 4 skills do team members need to have or acquire to function cohesively and productively?

Answer 10

• Communication
• Co-operation
• Co-ordination
• Mutual support