What problems/limitations can you think of that a lack of norms could negatively impact a team’s behavior?
Module 3 — SLP TEAM NORMS AND PROCEDURES Read the scenario below and complete the SLP assignment. Your team is now in the third month of working on the training plan and documentation. You have 6 of the 9 chapters identified and have made fairly good progress. Over the course of the team’s development a communication plan was adopted. A dropbox was agreed upon and created to store all of the testing documents for the team. It was also agreed to save all files in PDF format for continuity. The primary means of communication for the team was agreed to be the company email so that all of the communication would be saved on the company server for security and historical purposes. A standard company template for training plan development was directed by the corporate communications team. It was also agreed to save each file in a standard naming convention with one’s initial and date as the last 6 characters. A weekly status meeting has been scheduled to provide updates and highlight any potential risks that may occur. The company chat application was also adopted for teammates to communicate and build a sense of togetherness and comradery. You currently are experiencing some setbacks with Team Member 2. You have sent them several emails about their lack of response to testing procedures that they are responsible for. Without this input you cannot complete your portion of the document. Team Member 4 has been sending you Word documents containing testing procedures that are not in the proper format. This has caused you to fall behind having to correct the format and save the document into a PDF format. Team Member 1 has not met their quota for their assigned documents and has not been following the standard naming convention, wasting your valuable time in searching for the files and correcting their names. Team Member 3 has sent you an email containing project graphics using their personal email. Team Member 5 has suggested that the team have a separate meeting this week to go over the timeline and communication plan to review the team’s processes. There is open and honest communication within the team, and you feel very confident that the team will fix the current issues and meet the project goals and deadline. For this SLP, submit a 2- to 3-page paper with at least two high-quality peer-reviewed scholarly sources found in the Trident Online Library that address the following: Identify at least two communication and two task norms that operate in a team. Remember that norms can be “unspoken.” What problems/limitations can you think of that a lack of norms could negatively impact a team’s behavior? What can you do to overcome potential problems or limitations? What norms do you think your team should establish to make its work go more smoothly? SLP Assignment Expectations Submit a 2- to 3-page paper (excluding Title and Reference List pages) with a minimum of 2 scholarly sources. This paper should include the items below. Title Page: APA formatted and double-spaced to include the following: An APA formatted running head and inserted page number Name University Name Course Number and Course Name Professor Name Date Completed (e.g., June 17, 2022). The paper should have an Introduction, Main Body with Subsections, Conclusions, and a Reference List. Use APA (7th ed.) style for citations and references. Be sure to take an analytical approach. The assignment is more about “why” and “what you did that resulted in that outcome” than providing mere descriiption. Your paper will be evaluated using the following six criteria: Assignment-Driven Criteria (Precision and Breadth): Does the paper fully address all assignment expectations? Are the concepts behind the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements? Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking and Depth): Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis? Business Writing (Clarity and Organization): Is the paper well written (clear, developed logically, and well organized)? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included in all papers? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding to the Keys to the Assignment, or is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations? Effective Use of Information (Information Literacy and References): Does the paper demonstrate that the student has read, understood, and can apply the background materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality sources? Do additional sources used in the paper provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper? Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate an understanding of APA Style of referencing, by the inclusion of proper end references and in-text citations (for paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are these properly cited? Have all end references been included within the body of the paper as in-text citations? Timeliness. Was the assignment submitted on time or did student collaborate with professor for an approved extension due date?
