PROJ586 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 November

There are many theories for the stages/phases of team development. The five-stage model is one of them. This model is only valid in a few very precise team formations scenarios. Think of a team in which you have participated (project team at work, sport team, etc.). Think back on how the team formed from the first day until the end of the project, or sporting season. Describe what took place. How did you progress into the next stage/phase of team development? Which theory of team development most applied to your example? Why?

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• Scenario: The hospital has extensive experience and capability in implementing medical systems and has some expertise in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scanners, as it currently operates one in the hospital. Your project is to evaluate, select, and install a new NMR scanner. In the past, the hospital normally involves five internal departments in the installation of a new system or piece of equipment. For this project, the hospital will likely need to bring in functional experts from five different technical specialties. It will use consulting companies to do this. The technology is very new, and there will be extensive coordination and communication requirements between the five consultants. This project is not all that important to the hospital and is relatively small compared to other projects it is currently doing.
• What organizational form (Functional, Pure Project, Strong Matrix, Balanced Matrix, or Weak Matrix) would you recommend to effectively manage a project for a major hospital to evaluate, select, and install a new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scanner?