More on Building Plans & Teams CAS 391 Week 8 Team A group of individuals working together toward the same goal Issues of strength Similarity of purpose Effectiveness of interactions Individual characteristics Systematic vs. ad hoc nature Leadership Review Nature of leadership Directing Coaching Supporting Delegating Effective communication Style Driver Expressive Amiable Analytical Listening & responding sseidman@fullerton.edu 1
Stages of Team Development Forming Adjourning Storming Performing Norming Team Leadership Forming Directing Adjourning Mentoring Storming Coaching Performing Delegating Norming Supporting Developing a Team Set achievable goals Clarify roles Build supportive relationships Encourage active participation Monitor team effectiveness sseidman@fullerton.edu 2
Shared Decision Making Involves: Trust Collaboration Setting clear goals and expectations Brainstorming and active listening Prioritizing and delegation Feedback and evaluation Levels of Participation Unilateral Consultative Consensus Delegated Directing Coaching Supporting Delegating Consensus Agreement or decision reached by a whole group Key to moving beyond storming Process Clear vision Effective listening Persuasive responding Reasonable action steps sseidman@fullerton.edu 3
Project Team(s) Who comprises your team? Members Roles What is the current level of team functioning ings Leadership Reasonable action steps Driven by vision Feasible resources So what will the people do? Logic Model A systematic and visual way to represent resources, activities, & outcomes sseidman@fullerton.edu 4
Cause & Effect Resources Actions Product Results Differentiating Outputs & Outcomes Output Shows action is occurring properly Examples People attend Flyer is produced Outcome Goal of program Examples Parent skills increase People understand program Complete Logic Model Inputs Activities Outputs Concepts Short-term Outcomes Indicators Concepts Long-term Outcomes Indicators sseidman@fullerton.edu 5
Benefits of Documentation Retain and increase funding Improve program Recruit and retain staff Enlist volunteers Attract families Engage partners Gain recognition Challenges of Child Data Impact on child Assessment process Child performance Appropriateness of measures Influence of program Improvement vs. criterion Objectivity Reliability Steps to Success sseidman@fullerton.edu 6
Step 1: Get Ready Determine team Skills and resources Commitment and motivation Set clear goal Step 2: Choose Outcomes Define goals Output goals Aspects of your program Activities Participation Outcome goals Results of program Characteristics of participants Societal change Determine indicators Step 3: Identify Indicators Required for each level of assessment Output Short-term outcome Long-term outcome Must be do-able Adequate, specific definition Time and resources Balance qualitative and quantitative information Be reasonable sseidman@fullerton.edu 7
Step 4: Collect Data Program data: Training Assess validity & reliability Implementation of measure Record keeping Comparison data: Similar programs Reports & research History Data Considerations Confidentiality Timing Information to participants Step 5: Try System Step 4 = develop a strategy Step 5 = implementation Prepare the data collectors Track and collect data Monitor the process Step 6 = analysis and reporting sseidman@fullerton.edu 8
Strategic Action Information Planning Implementation Assessment Steps Continue 6. Analyze data 7. Use findings 8. Improve system Beginning Your Logic Model Start with goal Specify 1. Outcomes 2. Actions 3. Outputs 4. Inputs Focus on Concepts not indicators Outcomes & Actions sseidman@fullerton.edu 9