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CPD Presentation 3

What happened to the Curious Draftie?

Ross McEwan, Mal Stevens & Fiona Hansford

Introduction

• Definition of a team

• Team Dynamics

• The Project Team

• What happened to the curious draftie?

• The story of the curious draftie – presented by Mal

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A team is…

• A group of people who work together effectively to achieve common goals

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A team is…

• The results achieved by an effective team will be far greater than could be achieved by individuals

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Team Dynamics

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• Identification of common goals is the starting point that brings people together

Team Dynamics

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• Different people have different perspectives on situations

Team Dynamics

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• Disagreements and conflict in a team situation can lead to a greater understanding and creativity

Team Dynamics

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• Teams can set their own rules of behaviour for working effectively together

The Project Team

• The Engineer

• The Draftie

• The Architect or Architectural Draftie

• The Builder

• The Soil Testers

• The Surveyors

• The Client?

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The Project Team

• The Engineer

• The Draftie

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What happened to the curious Draftie?

• Think about the relationship between the engineer and the draftie

• How do you work at the moment?

• As engineers and drafties, we should ask ‘Why is it so?’

• Don’t just accept things on face value

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Example of a team working poorly

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Example of a team working well

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The story of the Curious Draftie

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Conclusions

• Time spent discussing is time well spent

• Impart knowledge – everyone will benefit

• There is no such thing as a stupid question

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Questions?

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