Based on the chapter; Structure and Flexibility(page 5 to 9), how it will relate to your group and their project?


Task uncertainty affects team performance negatively, the degree of negative effects depends on the level of centralization of the team decision-making structure. As a result, decentralized teams suffer less in terms of project duration and costs, but more in terms of quality, when task uncertainty increases. The project my team and I are endeavoring can be considered a high uncertainty task. Our project entails the team planning and executing a charity event. An event has many variables and as a result has many possible changes, conflicts, risks and dependencies.

The results of the simulation study suggests that in uncertain environments, when the goals and tasks are not fully defined, it is best to avoid a highly structured and tightly controlled project team structure. Maintaining a loose organizational structure with significant flexibility is even more important in dynamic situations where tasks are not only ill-defined, but also change and evolve over time. Fortunately my team's organizational structure provides us with somewhat of a level playing field for each member and consists of a single general manager overseeing and managing the teams discussion, performance and shortfalls. This hierarchy allows the direct interaction between all members of the team. The decision making process of my team can be considered democratic and all members of the team have a creative freedom to express their ideas skills for innovative ways to accomplish tasks. All ideas and opinions expressed are discussed as a group before a decision is made.