Describe which alternative for data analysis do you think will be most successfully used to generate solutions to team problems.explain why we have chosen the alternative and/or combination of alternatives.

Alternatives for Data Analysis There are several alternatives that the team can use to analyze the data that have been gathered and generate solutions to team problems. These alternatives follow. Alternative 1 Following the opening remarks, the consultant, outside person, or team leader presents data that have been collected from the team members through observations, interviews, or instruments prior to the meeting. The team is asked to analyze the data. What do the data mean? Why do we respond the way we do? What conditions give rise to negative responses? What do we need to change to get a more positive response to our own team? The team might sort the data into the categories of context, composition, competencies, and change to identify the root causes of the team's problems. This analysis can best be done in subgroups of three to four people and then shared with the whole group and compiled into a list of issues and possible change actions. The summaries form the basis for subsequent sessions. The team also puts the data into the A, B, and C categories described in chapter 5. Category A items, those that can be worked on now in the meeting, are the major work issues on the agenda. Alternative 2 This design requires some extensive case analysis prior to the team-building sessions. A consultant or someone in management pulls together one or more studies, vignettes, or critical incidents that seem to represent recurring problems for the team. Another possibility is to have each member take a problem area for him or her and write it up as a short case. The group task is to look at the cases, try to discern the underlying conditions that trigger recurring problems, and then plan action steps for reducing the likelihood that such problems will reoccur. Alternative 3 In this alternative, objective data gathered from records about the team are compiled and presented to the group members. Such information as production records, the grievance rate, absenteeism, turnover, lost time, budget discrepancies, late reports, cost increases, and so on are included in this feedback. The team's job is to conduct an in-depth analysis of the data, diagnose the causes of the negative trends, and then plan for improvement. Alternative 4 Instead of presenting data from prior data collection methods to the team, data about the conditions or problems of the team can be raised at the team meeting. Each person is asked to come prepared to share his or her answers to the following questions: What keeps this team from functioning at its maximum potential? What keeps you personally from doing the kind of job you would like to do? What things do you like in this team that you want to have maintained? What changes would you like to see made that would help you and the whole team? Team members or the leader may have other items they would like to put on the agenda. Each team member takes a turn sharing information. The responses are listed and common themes identified. The most important issues are listed in priority, and they become the items for discussion.