Working as a group can be very difficult for some people. For me personally, I also find it challenging at times. When you work as a team, you have to make sure that your teammates are, “on the same page,” in a sense, or things will quickly unravel.
I’ve talked about brainstorming ideas collectively in the past, but after that I never really wrote much about my joint projects. Today I’d like to touch upon a few things that I feel are crucial when working with another person or even a group of people.
Management of Tasks
This is usually the first thing that people do when they start a group project because of the amount of work that has to get done. However, if you don’t do this, two or more people might work on the same thing. One person might do nothing. Then again, and it’s highly unlikely, everyone will do what they need to reach the goal.
So the first thing that you have to do when starting a group project is to layout or outline every task that needs to be done. The process is quite easy and I don’t think I need to go into it in too much detail right now. Just make sure that you write down everything, and then make a task out of it. A simple example is, “The website needs a better design.” Let’s have someone work on the logo. Get the point? You just want to make sure at this stage that you have tasks. It doesn’t matter what the tasks are, just as long as you and everyone else know what they are.
Deadlines
I read an old JohnChow post awhile back about success and dreams. Even though I have lost the link to the post, I still remember the basic idea he was trying to get across. If you don’t set deadlines on your dreams, then they will remain dreams and never become goals. The same goes for any project you are working on, even a group project. Don’t set a deadline on that logo, and it will remain a dream that may never reach completion.
Setting deadlines is a lot easier than people think. Deadlines are already all around us in our every day lives and we usually are so used to abiding by them that we forget they are there. If you work for someone else, then you know how to follow deadlines, and that is the best place to start and even learn.
The simplest way to set a deadline is to be completely realistic. In your head or on paper, layout everything that you are currently working on, then place the item you want to have a deadline with all the others. Will it take a day, a week, a month? – It’s up to you. Pull up a calendar and write down that event on that day and stick to it.
Communication
We work in groups to get things done more quickly than we would if we worked on our own. Another advantage to working in a group that should be fully exploited is the fact that you have multiple minds converging on one goal and should have a much richer, fuller, and developed product. Communicating with your fellow developers is the key to reaching the ultimate goal and also staying on track. Without the necessary means of communication, your project will reach a standstill while you sit around and wait for someone else to give you their input.
Here are a few tips on communication within a group:
- Find an efficient way to communicate. Use Gmail and Google Documents to share information easily.
- Be clear, concise, and to the point. Using e-mail is just like any other form of communication, you have to learn how to express yourself effectively.
- Pick up the phone or get on a video chat. You’re still a human, so why stick to written forms?
- Break down confrontation and conflict before it even starts. This is actually a lot easier than most people think. Conflict usually occurs when you didn’t take care of a problem weeks ago. So stay on top of problems and deal with them as they arise.
Do you have any experience working with other people on a project? I’d love to hear what you have to say…
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