Week 4 - Teams and the team project Flashcards
(32 cards)
What are the two most common methodologies in software development?
Waterfall
Agile
Give a basic outline of the 4 steps of waterfall
Create specification (with customer)
Develop a design
Implement design
Test the product
What are the team roles in waterfall methodology?
Team leader
Project Manager
Product development specialist
Waterfall:
What does the team leader do?
Leads team meetings and facilitates a working environment
Waterfall:
What does the Project Manager do?
Maintains team logbook and project plan, and the gantt chart
Waterfall:
What do the product development specialists do?
Develop the product - contribute specialist knowledge
Define data gathering
Process of acuiring data as well as ensuring data is of sufficient quality to allow analysis and reporting
Define data analysis
Analysing a data set to provide information. Can be observational or mathematical.
Define data reporting
Reporting the results of data gathering and analysis.
Presenting data clearly.
What is a team?
A group of people working together towards a common group goal. Members may have complimentary skillsets to allow quicker progression.
What are three motivation types?
Task orientated
Self orientated
Interaction Orientated
What is a task orientated motivation type?
Motivation for doing the work is the work itself
What is self-oriented motivation?
Doing work to make progress towards your own goals, e.g. to get rich
What is Interaction oriented motivation?
Motivated by presence and actions of coworkers - going to work because you like to go to work
What is Myers Briggs?
A way to classify personality type.
What are the 4 pairs of poles in Myers-Briggs?
Focus of energies - Extroversion/Introversion
Processing Information - Sensing/Intuition
Decision Based - Thinking/Feeling
Ways of Organising - Judgement/Perception
What are the 5 stages of Tuckman’s group development?
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
What is the forming stage in Tuckman’s thing?
Team members learn about each other and the task at hand.
Indicators: unclear objectives, confusion, poor listening
What is the storming stage in Tuckman’s thing?
Arguments about group structure. Establishing pecking order.
Indicators: lack of cohesion, hidden agendas, conflict, anger, volatility, resentment
What is the norming stage in tuckman’s thing?
Establishment of rules and communications.
Indicators: questioning, clarifying, opening risky issues, listening, identifying strengths and weaknesses
What is the performing stage in tuckman’s thing?
Achieving conclusions and implementing solutions. (i.e. doing the stuff)
Indicators: creativity, initiative, flexibility, confidence, pride, concern for people, learning, morale
What is the adjourning stage of tuckmans thing?
The project ends and the group disbands.
What is Cogs Ladder?
A way of determining how a group is growing.
How many stages has Cogs Ladder?
5
