Analysis of the
By: Alec Minnema, Sjoer
Product MyOrder is a free application for your mobile telephone. With this application you can order and pay from the menu of a chosen company. MyOrder is primarily used in the catering industry.
Team Member: “The things that made me choose for the company are the small-scaliness and freedom.”
Current situation of the innovation team
Mainly informal communication Members are situated in one big room Once every two weeks a formal meeting Members are all young males Members are from different fields of study
Team Leader: “The MyOrder team is a self-steering and innnovative team.” Methodology
e innovative MyOrder Team
rd Huisman, Mark van Bergen, Menno Heida & Derk Eising
The Company ITIS Groningen is a small innovative ICT company. It focuses on values like commitment, quality and innovation. MyOrder is their leading product. Besides innovation they are also specialized in detaching IT
Organization Chart ITIS Groningen
Team Leader: “Informal communicatio necessary for optimal knowledge sharin
Possible Causes
Composition of the team (Kichuk & Wiesner, 1997) Not enough communication between engineers & marketeers ( Eppinger & Rowles, 2007) Frequency of communication (Kratzer, Leenders & Van Engele Communication is too informal
Recomme
Formal communication should not be too creativity (Kratzer, Leenders & Van Enge Keep watch over centralizing communica subgroups of the team (Sosa, Eppinger & Use knowledge from the detaching team Use marketeers in engineering problems
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Possible problems Provision of information Efficiency of communication “Zigzag” direction of goals Prioritization of requirements
The Big Five test shows that the consciousness of all Team Members is approximately the same and they all have a high emotional stability. This has a positive effect on the team performance (Kichuk & Wiesner, 1997).
endations
o frequently because this decreases elen, 2004) ation around one or two members in & Rowles, 2007) to get a fresh look on problems to take a look from a different perspective
Date: 31-03-2009 Course: Work Organization & Job Design