Case Study Scenario 3

Inventive Sdn. Bhd. is a company newly set up for one and a half years. This company produces various types of online games. The founder of Inventive Sdn. Bhd. is William Lee. He is also the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the company. William has a talented group of Game Designers working for him. Recently, William received a big project from a Multinational Corporation, The Royal Group (RG). RG is launching a Blockbuster movie The Fantasy in the year May 2021. In order to sustain the fame of the movie, RG decided to launch an online video game. As such, RG appointed Inventive Sdn. Bhd. to design a series of online games based on the storyline of the movie The Fantasy. William forms a team from the current workforce. The team consists of ten people in total. The team includes the Game Designers, the Marketing Executive, and Administrative staff. After two weeks of forming the team, William realized that there was an argument among the staff. William is currently very frustrated as he is a little uncertain to resolve this internal conflict among his staff. You are a friend of William and a management student. Advice William on the followings:

Question 3

(a) You are required to explain to William on the FIVE (5) stages of team development for this scenario. In your explanation, provide suitable examples that are applicable to the situation of the case.

(b) Advice and discuss with William on the FIVE (5) characteristics of a team with examples that William should practice in his company so that he will not face the same situation in the future.