Global Teams Online Overview
Global Teams OnlineSM (GTO) is a web tool offering teams a powerful way to assess their effectiveness and develop methods for improving their performance. The GTO tool provides team members with an easy-to-use online survey, a variety of options for viewing the team's survey results, and an instantly-generated Action Plan based on the results of the team's survey that pulls from a database of over 190 proven techniques for increasing team productivity.
Benefits
- Rapid diagnosis of team's strengths and weaknesses
- Comparison of one team's performance results with those of similar teams
- Development of a team action plan that automatically incorporates best practices targeted at key performance gaps
- Access to a database containing more than 190 virtual team best practices and resources for improving team performance
- Identification of significant gaps between the responses of diverse team members
Product Description
Team Results & Action Plan
Best Practices Database: Content-Rich, Practical Advice
At the core of the GTO tool is the Best Practices Database. The database, which is dynamically linked with other segments of the web tool for easy reference, provides advice on 36 team skills that mirror the survey items. Each topic contains:
- Issue Diagnosis: Bulleted statement of symptoms the team is likely to experience if they score poorly on the corresponding survey item.
- Best Practices: Collection of more than 190 best practices compiled from Aperian Global's decade of experience working with global teams, interviews with field experts and corporate team specialists, and an extensive literature review.
Navigation through the Best Practices Database is achieved through an intuitive menu tree that guides the user through multiple levels of information.
Upon completion of the survey, users are led to a summary of the team's results and an action plan that pulls in the team's priority issues. The Team Leader can customize the action plan to help focus the attention of the team on critical development areas. Detailed reports graphically map how team members feel the team is performing in each skill area. Reports available include:
- Full List of Survey Scores
- Survey Dimension Scores
- Team Strengths
- Team Weaknesses
- Team Priorities
- Gap Analysis
- Written Comments
This sophisticated tool consists of six major components, all instantly accessible via the Internet:
- Survey: A two-part, 42-item survey focused on team performance.
- Team Input: A forum for providing anonymous input about performance and productivity.
- Team Results: A summary of the team's survey results including six detailed reports with graphic charts.
- Action Plan: An online form for creating a plan to improve the team's performance.
- Best Practices Database: A dynamic database featuring more than 190 best practices and a growing collection of input from teams around the world.
- Team Resources: Internal & external resources available to the team.
