Levasseur, R. E. (2011). People Skills: Optimizing Team Development and Performance. Interfaces, 41(2), 204–208. https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.1100.0519 – Abe
The overarching theme for this blog post is ultimately to talk about team development within Western’s formula racing team. We will use concepts reviewed during completion of course work, cited research on group development, and personal experience with the development of team structure on WWU Racing. This article is a great resource as it outlines the optimization of group learning, managing conflict, task work, and creating a shared vision within a team. This article utilizes fundamental management and OB principles to analyze professional teams and create a systematic procedure for optimizing team performance. Comparing concepts from this article to personal experience with team development in the last three years of WWU Racing should create a constructive discussion on how the management development within a college team can prepare you for career opportunities.
Cusumano, M. A. (2000). Making Large Teams Work Like Small Teams: Product Development at Microsoft. New Product Development and Production Networks, 85–104. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.library.wwu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=4b9842e5-d44d-4632-a9f9-202d1c58587b%40sdc-v-sessmgr01 – Zach
This article/journal by Michael Cusumano follows Microsoft’s framework for managing and developing large teams into smaller, more productive teams. They start with showing how just one talented programmer is ten times more productive than that of the lesser members of a team, and leads into how valuable of a skill it is to form smaller teams amongst a larger scale. This journal is valuable to Western Washington’s Racing team because it directly mentions leading an engineering team and gives practical and refined wisdom in developing top knotch products through large groups.
Williams, G. (2019, September 25). An engineer inside the classroom: enhancing engineering education. Retrieved from https://www.crbusa.com/insights/an-engineer-inside-the-classroom-how-the-built-environment-influences-engineering-education/. – Taylor
This brief article post covers how to get the most out of young engineering students. It focuses on both the physical aspects that affect their performance and the mental hurdles and barriers that prevent young engineers from success. The article quotes numerous studies and has them hyperlinked in the text of the article as well. Overall the article focuses on how to improve the physical spaces engineers operate in. It also slightly touches on how hands on activity is far better for learning than just sitting through a lecture.
Rahman , H., Sahfique , M. N., & Rashid, A. (2018). Project Success in the Eyes of Project Management Information System and Project Team Members . Abasyn Journal of Social Science, 1–9.
Retrieved from: web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.library.wwu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=10&sid=99a7c2f6-284b-456f-931a-31fa3189735e@sessionmgr4007 – Daniel
This journal, produced by three authors from Pakistan and China discusses how using statistics can improve the functionality of a project through a quantitative approach. The journal takes a particular focus on how this method can improve standard methods used to complete projects through the integration of data. A project management information system concept is discussed as the main interface to bring all the data together to create the most successful of projects. With creating a new system, the authors hope to diversify the ability to create stronger project outcomes and improve the quality of projectized education in Pakistan.