Perfect for managers and HR professionals beginning to explore self-directed teams, this guide lays out exactly what you need to know to get your redesign teams up and running. The author presents an eight-step design team process, which will assist you in: * Conducting technical and social analyses to find opportunities for improving processes, productivity, and job satisfaction.  * Using interrelationship worksheets and weighted criteria charts to select the best combination of improvement ideas.  * Formalizing roles, training requirements, selection processes, and an implementation timetable for teams to begin operation.  * Writing proposal worksheets for recommended changes.  * Carrying out a dry-run implementation to test the stability of proposed plans.  * Preparing final plans for implementation and communication. Each easy-to-follow chapter contains: a decision checklist to help you select the most helpful tools to use, such as workflow diagrams and responsibility charts; a team building activity to begin each meeting; and suggested follow-up actions.

The Work Redesign Team Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Self-Directed Teams

Hitchcock, Darcy E.

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