Developing and Managing the Project Team

You already know several of the individuals on your team. However, there are a few new people, and you are sure some of them do not know each other. None of them have worked for you before, and you are anxious for the team to get to know each other.

As time passes, you realize your team has not synced up as well as expected. The experienced team members mock the newer ones if they make a mistake. So you go to see the project sponsor for funding three team-building activities over the next six months. However, your project sponsor tells you that there is no money in the budget for such requests.

Now, you are on your own to develop your team. You have done some research for conducting a few team-building activities. You hope they help the team get along. Also, you discover that certain members of your team seem hesitant to ask for help until it is much too late. You know you must handle this conflict, but managing conflict does not come quickly to you. You have attended a class on conflict management and are eager to try some of the new concepts you have learned.

1) Based on this scenario, describe THREE in-depth things to develop your team that does not cost money but may take extra time.