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This is regarding project management and solving problems.
You are in a team of 10 during a team meeting and you are required to produce 2 solutions. You have 2 hours.
What would you do:
1) Divide the team into 2 (5 each) and each team to solve one problem
2) Be in one team of 10 and solve two problems. Divide the time so you have 1 hour for problem 1 and 1 hour for problem 2
What are the pros and cons of each?
In the past I have tried working as one team for more input and then divide responsibilities between skills. But I feel some people will not have much to input.
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This is regarding project management and solving problems.
You are in a team of 10 during a team meeting and you are required to produce 2 solutions. You have 2 hours.
What would you do:
1) Divide the team into 2 (5 each) and each team to solve one problem
2) Be in one team of 10 and solve two problems. Divide the time so you have 1 hour for problem 1 and 1 hour for problem 2
What are the pros and cons of each?
In the past I have tried working as one team for more input and then divide responsibilities between skills. But I feel some people will not have much to input.
management team project-management
asked 2 hours ago
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Great question. I'm also struggling with this. I assume in most cases it's option 1, but depending on the problem and people option 2 could be better. But I only have my gut feeling.
– Chris
2 hours ago
Hi Chris, I believe there is no wrong or right answer. I think it depends on the problem and who has expert knowledge of the area. I went to an interview and I disagreed at the time with splitting the team up. At the interview no one had knowledge of the problem. When the team was split up people were not put into the group that relates to their skills.
– Adam83
2 hours ago
2
Do the teams have to a) solve two different problems or b) produce two viable solutions to one problem?
– P. Hopkinson
2 hours ago
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This is regarding project management and solving problems.
You are in a team of 10 during a team meeting and you are required to produce 2 solutions. You have 2 hours.
What would you do:
1) Divide the team into 2 (5 each) and each team to solve one problem
2) Be in one team of 10 and solve two problems. Divide the time so you have 1 hour for problem 1 and 1 hour for problem 2
What are the pros and cons of each?
In the past I have tried working as one team for more input and then divide responsibilities between skills. But I feel some people will not have much to input.
management team project-management
asked 2 hours ago
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This is regarding project management and solving problems.
You are in a team of 10 during a team meeting and you are required to produce 2 solutions. You have 2 hours.
What would you do:
1) Divide the team into 2 (5 each) and each team to solve one problem
2) Be in one team of 10 and solve two problems. Divide the time so you have 1 hour for problem 1 and 1 hour for problem 2
What are the pros and cons of each?
In the past I have tried working as one team for more input and then divide responsibilities between skills. But I feel some people will not have much to input.
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Great question. I'm also struggling with this. I assume in most cases it's option 1, but depending on the problem and people option 2 could be better. But I only have my gut feeling.
– Chris
2 hours ago
Hi Chris, I believe there is no wrong or right answer. I think it depends on the problem and who has expert knowledge of the area. I went to an interview and I disagreed at the time with splitting the team up. At the interview no one had knowledge of the problem. When the team was split up people were not put into the group that relates to their skills.
– Adam83
2 hours ago
2
Do the teams have to a) solve two different problems or b) produce two viable solutions to one problem?
– P. Hopkinson
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Great question. I'm also struggling with this. I assume in most cases it's option 1, but depending on the problem and people option 2 could be better. But I only have my gut feeling.
– Chris
2 hours ago
Hi Chris, I believe there is no wrong or right answer. I think it depends on the problem and who has expert knowledge of the area. I went to an interview and I disagreed at the time with splitting the team up. At the interview no one had knowledge of the problem. When the team was split up people were not put into the group that relates to their skills.
– Adam83
2 hours ago
2
Do the teams have to a) solve two different problems or b) produce two viable solutions to one problem?
– P. Hopkinson
2 hours ago
Great question. I'm also struggling with this. I assume in most cases it's option 1, but depending on the problem and people option 2 could be better. But I only have my gut feeling.
– Chris
2 hours ago
Great question. I'm also struggling with this. I assume in most cases it's option 1, but depending on the problem and people option 2 could be better. But I only have my gut feeling.
– Chris
2 hours ago
Hi Chris, I believe there is no wrong or right answer. I think it depends on the problem and who has expert knowledge of the area. I went to an interview and I disagreed at the time with splitting the team up. At the interview no one had knowledge of the problem. When the team was split up people were not put into the group that relates to their skills.
– Adam83
2 hours ago
Hi Chris, I believe there is no wrong or right answer. I think it depends on the problem and who has expert knowledge of the area. I went to an interview and I disagreed at the time with splitting the team up. At the interview no one had knowledge of the problem. When the team was split up people were not put into the group that relates to their skills.
– Adam83
2 hours ago
2
2
Do the teams have to a) solve two different problems or b) produce two viable solutions to one problem?
– P. Hopkinson
2 hours ago
Do the teams have to a) solve two different problems or b) produce two viable solutions to one problem?
– P. Hopkinson
2 hours ago
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Some sort of hybrid solution is likely to be effective.
For example, you could split into two teams for the first 80 minutes to work on separate problems then re-assemble as a larger group and spend 15 minutes on each of the two problems to polish the solutions, leaving 10-minutes overrun time.
The "correct" approach will vary depending on a wide range of factors including:
- problem complexity
- required expertise
- have the team members worked together before?
- is the group well led? (and well disciplined)
- problem group members
- do you care about the outcome? (some problem solving meetings are exist to foster knowledge sharing rather than to solve important problems)
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Some sort of hybrid solution is likely to be effective.
For example, you could split into two teams for the first 80 minutes to work on separate problems then re-assemble as a larger group and spend 15 minutes on each of the two problems to polish the solutions, leaving 10-minutes overrun time.
The "correct" approach will vary depending on a wide range of factors including:
- problem complexity
- required expertise
- have the team members worked together before?
- is the group well led? (and well disciplined)
- problem group members
- do you care about the outcome? (some problem solving meetings are exist to foster knowledge sharing rather than to solve important problems)
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For example, you could split into two teams for the first 80 minutes to work on separate problems then re-assemble as a larger group and spend 15 minutes on each of the two problems to polish the solutions, leaving 10-minutes overrun time.
The "correct" approach will vary depending on a wide range of factors including:
- problem complexity
- required expertise
- have the team members worked together before?
- is the group well led? (and well disciplined)
- problem group members
- do you care about the outcome? (some problem solving meetings are exist to foster knowledge sharing rather than to solve important problems)
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Some sort of hybrid solution is likely to be effective.
For example, you could split into two teams for the first 80 minutes to work on separate problems then re-assemble as a larger group and spend 15 minutes on each of the two problems to polish the solutions, leaving 10-minutes overrun time.
The "correct" approach will vary depending on a wide range of factors including:
- problem complexity
- required expertise
- have the team members worked together before?
- is the group well led? (and well disciplined)
- problem group members
- do you care about the outcome? (some problem solving meetings are exist to foster knowledge sharing rather than to solve important problems)
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For example, you could split into two teams for the first 80 minutes to work on separate problems then re-assemble as a larger group and spend 15 minutes on each of the two problems to polish the solutions, leaving 10-minutes overrun time.
The "correct" approach will vary depending on a wide range of factors including:
- problem complexity
- required expertise
- have the team members worked together before?
- is the group well led? (and well disciplined)
- problem group members
- do you care about the outcome? (some problem solving meetings are exist to foster knowledge sharing rather than to solve important problems)
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Great question. I'm also struggling with this. I assume in most cases it's option 1, but depending on the problem and people option 2 could be better. But I only have my gut feeling.
– Chris
2 hours ago
Hi Chris, I believe there is no wrong or right answer. I think it depends on the problem and who has expert knowledge of the area. I went to an interview and I disagreed at the time with splitting the team up. At the interview no one had knowledge of the problem. When the team was split up people were not put into the group that relates to their skills.
– Adam83
2 hours ago
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Do the teams have to a) solve two different problems or b) produce two viable solutions to one problem?
– P. Hopkinson
2 hours ago