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Team Name: ___________________________ Class: _________________________________

Team Charter

Drafting your team charter can seem to be a cumbersome task, but once produced can hold everyone accountable for the team process. The team charter develops equality across the team and promotes ownership to everyone.
Included in your charter needs to be:
 

*Team Members & their Roles:

Leader: __________________________________________________________
Recorder: ________________________________________________________
Negotiator: _______________________________________________________
Quiet Captain: ____________________________________________________
Time keeper: _____________________________________________________
*Team Member Resources:
Talents, skills, knowledge, and experiences that can be used whenever needed.
Leader: _________________________________________________________________
Recorder: _______________________________________________________________
Negotiator: ______________________________________________________________
Quiet Captain: ___________________________________________________________
Time keeper: ____________________________________________________________
*Team Purpose
Brief statement outlining why the team is formed and how the team's work will make a difference. The statement should be less than 30 words and is not team slogan but is putting into perspective what the team is trying to do.
Examples:  "Create an environment where everyone is empowered to contribute." (Bill Deraleau)
Commit to having High performance Team Work. Commit to building an efficient team.

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*Team Objectives/ Expected results
What do we need to do to accomplish the team purpose?

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*Procedures
How the team will complete its work. The procedures should include but not be limited to group behavior, team decisions, group meetings, effective communication, and conflict resolution.

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*Team's Essential Agreements
· Willing to acquire new knowledge.
· Willing and able to work hard to achieve team objectives.
· Willing to solve problems together with team members.

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*Team Rules & Consequences
Rules that could improve team effectiveness. Consequences of not sticking to them.
 

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CONSEQUENCES
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Name & Signature of Team Leader


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