ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a model that defines the components of effective teamwork. It helps to improve understanding of the team development process and provide those responsible for team development with a profile of team strengths and weaknesses. The chapter focuses on how to facilitate team development. The audit may be used with all types of teams – including cross-boundary, transitional, temporary and virtual. All participants will need a copy of the 'Questionnaire', together with the 'Score Sheet', 'Profile', 'The 12 Components of Effective Teamworking' and 'Exercise'. The TEA audit model is based on the premise that effective teams have 12 main attributes. In this model, the 12 components of effective team work are divided into basic requirements (core elements), processes that enable the team to carry out its tasks and adapt rapidly (facilitative processes), activities that maintain the team's integrity (ongoing maintenance) and ways of focusing the team on results (performance orientation).
