Glossary Team
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coaching | Activities associated with providing guidance and reinforcement to people, so they can be more effective. |
| Colocation | A technique for improving team effectiveness, as well as communication and collaboration among team members, by placing them in close proximity to each other |
| Cross-Functional Team | A group whose members collectively provide the skills required to complete the project |
| Development Team | A self-organizing, cross-functional group of individuals who do the work of the project, including analysis, design, development, testing, technical communication, and documentation |
| Expert Judgment | The opinion of an authority on a project-related subject |
| Expert Power | A capacity in which one uses personal knowledge and expert opinion to get others to do what is desired |
| Explicit Knowledge | Knowledge that can be classified utilizing such symbols as words, numerals, and images. |
| Facilitation | The ability to direct a group event to achieve a successful conclusion. |
| Forcing | Applying an all or nothing (win/lose) to get the desired result |
| Functional Manager | A manager of any unit that creates a product or executes a service; also known as a line manager |
| Hierarchy of Needs | A pyramid representation of Maslow's Theory that a person's motivation is based on needs (and where the person fits in this pyramid) |
| Job Shadowing | To view individuals performing the tasks required by their positions |
| Knowledge | The composite of experience, values and beliefs, contextual information, intuition, and insight that people employ in an attempt to make sense of new experiences and information. |
| Knowledge Management | An approach to align people to share knowledge and work/collaborate together on the project. |
| Leadership | The ability to lead others to achieve desired results. Keys include experience, taking on challenges, and engaging stakeholders. |
| Majority | The votes of more than half of the members of a group, typically used to denote agreement with a decision |
| Mirroring | Matching behavior characteristics of another person or group |
| Mood Chart | A chart for tracking moods or reactions to identify areas that can be improved. |
| Motivation | An inner drive that moves people to be engaged and want to work to meet the goal of the project. |
| Observations | To view individuals performing the tasks required by their positions |
| Organization Chart | A graphical representation of an organization’s hierarchical framework as well as the relationships between departments and personnel, typically delineating lines of responsibility and authority |
| Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) | A ranked representation of the project organization that illustrates the relationship between activities and their performing organization unit |
| Organizational Theory | An approach to establish how to maximize productivity and efficiency with stakeholders on the project. |
| Power | The possible ability to influence behavior or performance of others |
| Product Owner/Customer | The primary business representative who manages the vision and ROI and has the authority to make decisions; also called the product champion and voice of the customer |
| Programmer-Coach | A person, typically a senior programmer, who guides the team in applying XP practices |
| Project Lead | A person who works with the project team to achieve project goals by helping to organize the work. They are also called a project manager. |
| Project Management Team | The individuals on the project team who perform project management activities |
| Project Manager (PM) | The person authorized by the performing organization to direct the team accountable for realizing project objectives |
| Project Team | The individuals responsible for reinforcing the project manager in the work of the project in order to realize project objectives |
| Recognition | A personal approach to emphasize good behavior, effort, or other attribute instead of simply a result. |
| Resource Breakdown Structure | A representation of resources ranked by category and type |
| Resource Management Plan | A component of the project management plan that defines the manner in which project resources are acquired, allocated, monitored, and controlled. |
| Resource Requirements | The types and quantities of resources needed for each activity that makes up a work package. |
| Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) | A graphical representation of the project resources committed to a monitored area of the project, such as a work package; typically applies RACI (responsibly, accountable, consult, inform) indicators to depict the form of commitment |
| Reward | A tangible item given to someone based on an achievement. |
| Reward and Recognition Plan | A formal approach to reinforce desired performance. |
| Role | A person’s identity within the project such as product owner/customer, project manager, developer, or tester |
| Scribe | The person who documents meetings and modeling sessions |
| Scrum Team | A self-organizing, cross-functional group of individuals who do the work of the Scrum |
| ScrumMaster | The servant leader and facilitator who ensures that the Scrum process is followed, that Scrum is used in a positive way by the team, and that the team is continually improving in its use of Scrum |
| Self-Organizing Team | A team formation type that defines a team able to function without centralized control. |
| Servant Leader | A leader whose focus is on providing what the team needs, removing roadblocks, and performing tasks that will support and improve team productivity |
| Servant Leadership | The approach of leading the team with a focus on the needs of the team members to attempt to maximize the highest possible team results. |
| Situational Leadership | The adaptation of leadership to the task at hand and in consideration of the maturity of the team |
| Sponsor | The person or group responsible for providing resources and reinforcement for the project and for enabling the project to realize its objectives |
| Subject Matter Expert | Any person who has deep, specialized knowledge of a subject |
| T-Shaped | A general reference to a person that has deep knowledge or experience in one area, and a broad ability in other required areas needed by the team. |
| Tacit Knowledge | Individual knowledge (such as beliefs, experience, and insights) that can be difficult to express and share. |
| Team Charter | A document that delineates team values, agreements, and operating guidelines and establishes clear expectations regarding acceptable behavior by project team members. |
| Team Development | The creation of individual and team skills to maximize project output |
| Team Dynamics | The manner in which team members interact with each other |
| Team Management Plan | A component of the resource management plan that delineates the manner and timing in which team members are acquired and released. |
| Team Performance Domain | The performance domain associated with the team that will create the project deliverables to realize the desired project outcomes. |
| Team Resource Management | The processes to organize, lead, and manage the project team. Processes to procure and manage physical (non-personnel) project resources are also included. |
| Team-Building Activities | Facilitated by the project manager or other leader, formal or informal steps taken to help the team evolve into a high performing group. |
| Theory X | The hypothesis that management’s role is to direct, and if necessary, coerce the employee in order to achieve the goals and objectives of the organization |
| Theory Y | The hypothesis that management’s role is to develop employee potential and help them release that potential to achieve the goals and objectives of the organization |
| Thumb Vote | Agreement (thumbs-up) or disagreement (thumbs-down) with a statement, idea, or proposal; also called a Roman Vote |
| Unanimity | A decision with which all group members concurred |
| Virtual Team | A group of people with similar goals who form a team but spend little (if any) time together |
| War Room | A room shared by project personnel that can be used for planning and meetings, and display charts, graphs, and various other project information |
| Work Shadowing | An approach where someone can learn about and perform a job while learning from someone with more experience, including a mentor. |
