Team Charter for Team #17

Module 2 Assignment 2.5

(Used with permission from The George Washington University, Graduate School of
Education & Human Development) Revised 10/7/2020

You may change the format as the team decides but please do make sure that the key issues
are addressed. Be specific!

You should think critically about what you should be addressing in each section, making
notes in preparation for this assignment meeting. During the meeting, your team will write
the policies and procedures you all plan to follow. This is an important document that will,
through the discussion you have about it, as well as what you end up writing down,
establish the ways in which your team will operate. The goal is not to rush through to get it
done but to use the assignment to establish the team norms.

The Submitter will set up the Google doc using this template and distribute to all team
members. The Submitter will also submit the final version of this charter to the assignment
for the team.

1. Purpose: ​clearly define the purpose of the team. The purpose of the team is
distinct from the individual goals of the team members.

Gain experience working with a team by collaborating towards a common goal.

2. Team Member Goals​: List the primary area/behavior that each individual team
member wants to improve on during this course.

Cameron: Share more thoughts of substance and build off ideas more.
Jason: Staying accountable and focused on team goals and learning something new.
Jonathan: Increase my base knowledge to create more productive team settings.

3. Roles: ​clearly identify any​ additional​ roles established by the team and any
changed duties​ from the course list of roles and describe how the roles will be
decided, remembering to rotate each meeting or by each module.
 ● Host and facilitator will be merged to meet team size
● Jokester/Assessor will be switched every meeting
● Team will rotate duties on a weekly basis

4. Expectations: ​clearly and specifically define expectations and measurable

behaviors in each area. Processes when these expectations are not met are
addressed below in Policies.

Communication (outside of scheduled meetings):

Group chat via text- Will be used to keep each other accountable and communicate
any changes during business hours.

Communication and Participation (during meetings):

Be respectful and be prepared. Discuss takeaways about learning material instead of

round robin.

Preparation for meetings and assignments:

Be prepared and ready to discuss topics on the agenda.

Keeping track of team documents/notes/etc:

Google drive.

Other:

5. Policies: ​define policies as well as corrective actions for failing to meet expectations
including missed meetings, inadequate preparation for meetings, and inadequate or
inappropriate participation in meetings. You can also include rewards for going above
and beyond duties.
NOTE:​ The limitations on what you can put in the team charter are in the instructions
for Module 2, Assignment 2.5

Missed meetings: Members cannot make up missed interview (Module 5) or missed

sharing of teammate assessments (Module 6) meetings. For other meetings if
absence is approved by Dr. Chanley, team members can earn up to 75% of the
available 50 points for one (1) missed meeting. ​Define what actions that team
member needs to complete and how those actions will be documented for the
team. The team verifies required action was taken to Dr. Chanley.

a) What are members expected to do if they do not come to meetings ​fully

prepared and how will any required action be documented to team and to Dr.
Chanley?
Be honest if you missed or did not read a specific learning material.
Review missed learning materials and provide the team an email with their
takeaways and points they would like to make.
Team agrees to reschedule meetings rather than having a member miss the meeting.

b) What other behaviors or problems do you want to specifically address. These

can be combined into as many distinct policies as the team prefers.

Staying on task, minimize side conversations that do not bring value to the meeting.
Keep each other accountable to this metric.
6. Operations: ​describes the processes the team uses to function.

i. Decision Making: ​indicate when and how the team will make decisions

In the meetings and/or in the group chat.

ii. Conflict Resolution & Problem Solving: ​explain how the team will handle
internal conflict and overcome barriers and obstacles

Verbal communication and a vote if needed.

iii. Process Improvement Procedures: ​explain how the team will monitor,
implement, and track improvements to team process

Team will rely on Dr. Chanley’s feedback for each meeting to track the
progress being made. The team will ensure that each meeting they are
learning new material and adding value.
 iv. Changes to and use of the Charter: ​indicate how revisions will be made as
the team evolves and how the team will insure that they reflect back to the
team charter periodically through the remainder of the course.

If changes are needed, they should be announced in the beginning of the

meeting, team will have productive conversation around proposed change and
agree to a solution/change.

7. Timeline and Project Plan: ​detail how the team will keep track of due dates and
assignment instructions. This is about the process for keeping track not about what
the due dates specifically are.

Google Drive doc and team schedule document provided by Dr. Chanley.

8. Shared Accountability: “​sign” and date agreement (each team member).

Name Signature Date

Jonathan Sampson Jonathan Sampson 

3/21/21
  3/21/21
Cameron Hendricks Cameron Hendricks 
Jason Perez Jason Perez 
3/21/2021