Team Analysis™ Report
TeamAnalysis™ diagnoses the dynamics of any team, specifies the reasons for the condition identified and offers methods to offset vulnerabilities or magnify strengths. The report considers the impact of individuals, subgroups (e.g., coalitions) and the dynamics of all of these factors interacting simultaneously.
More Videos The TeamAnalysis™ Report is designed to be relevant to the entire range of people to whom it might be applied (from detail-oriented to expansive; from analytical to intuitive, etc.). It is highly graphical and written in a mature, respectful manner. It uses ordinary business-like language and no knowledge of "I Opt" technology is needed to make effective use of the report.
- TeamAnalysis begins with an Executive Summary that outlines the report's major findings and recommendations.
- A detailed textual analysis (written in ordinary business language) provides specific recommendations for the group to consider. It also includes a team specific justification for the inclusion of that particular item.
- A Strategic Style Analytical section shows how the judgments and recommendations contained in the TeamAnalysis report were obtained. Graphics show the quantitative relationships and a easy-to-understand textual section below each graph explains it.
- The report compares the specific team, department or other group to others from Professional Communications Inc.'s (the owner of "I Opt" technology) database. This allows the group to get a sense of how this particular team "fits into" a larger context.
- The probabilities of the group choosing to act in a particular way are quantified in graphs specific to the particular group being analyzed. Below each graph is a textual explanation of what the graph says and what it means in terms of the likely character of group decisions.
- The strategic profile for each individual in the group is provided. This can be used for participatory activities and can function as a "take home" for the group members.
The TeamAnalysis report is fully validated and operationally proven. It has been used in tens of thousands of instances. It has been shown to be reliable, accurate and well-suited to addressing goal directed groups of all kinds whose members share a common purpose and experience a common destiny (e.g., participate in the rewards of success and the penalties of failure).
TeamAnalysis™ is applicable to both existing or proposed groups. The only requirement is that the group be some kind of team. That means that they share a common purpose (e.g., goal, function, purpose, objective, etc.). All members must also be directly affected by the group outcomes--both positive and negative.
Typical applications include Board of Directors, Executive Committees, Departments, project teams, cross-functional teams, work groups, task forces, military squads, crews and a variety of other teams. It has been proven effective in thousands of applications across all industries, in all functions, at all levels and in international as well as domestic applications with a wide variety of clients.
The TeamAnalysis™ defines the direction the group will take over a stream of decisions. The report is highly accurate and reliable. Team members will normally immediately recognize the group behavior characterized in the report. This produces an extremely high level of face validity. This, in turn, allows the team to move quickly from assessing the accuracy of the report to actually considering options for improving team performance.
In consulting, the report is often used as a tool for establishing credibility. One strategy is to ask a client to complete an "I Opt" Survey themselves and have their mate complete one. The consultant is then able to demonstrate the accuracy of the tool by applying it to a relationship which they can have no prior knowledge. The client is comfortable because nothing is risked in the work environment. The results of such demonstrations are typically very positive.
Other applications include addressing conflict situations. The report will often reveal that the conflict is based on different information processing methods and not on personal failings. This alone is often enough to reduce conflict intensity and pave the way for a more productive relationship.
TeamAnalysis™ is designed to be shared with all group members. It is also designed to be used in group settings. This participatory orientation helps to insure a high level of "ownership" by all group members. It also brings into play group processes which act to reinforce and solidify group gains.
In addition to describing the relationship, the report helps the pair recognize its synergies and vulnerabilities. Strategies for offsetting vulnerabilities are offered for consideration. Simply pointing out the basis of the potential difficulties is often sufficient to lessen them.
Similarly, the report offers strategies for magnifying the strengths of the pair. This can include things such as a division of labor which might substantially improve outcomes. This component of the report tends to heighten mutual appreciation and respect.
The TeamAnalysis™ Report assesses how all of the members of a team will interact and the likely result of that interaction. It does this by mapping the information processing strategies being applied by individual team/department/group members as they affect each other.
The "I Opt" TeamAnalysis report uses the same "I Opt" Survey as does all of the other "I Opt" reports. Each team member completes an "I Opt" Survey that is then input into the TeamAnalysis program. The computer program then assesses the information flows and uses artificial intelligence to estimate likely strengths and vulnerabilities of the group as well as methods by which vulnerabilities can be offset and strengths magnified.
The TeamAnalysis™ Report is designed to be relevant to the entire range of people to whom it might be applied (from detail-oriented to expansive; from analytical to intuitive, etc.). It is highly graphical and written in a mature, respectful manner. It uses ordinary business-like language and no knowledge of "I Opt" technology is needed to make effective use of the report.
- TeamAnalysis begins with an Executive Summary that outlines the report's major findings and recommendations.
- A detailed textual analysis (written in ordinary business language) provides specific recommendations for the group to consider. It also includes a team specific justification for the inclusion of that particular item.
- A Strategic Style Analytical section shows how the judgments and recommendations contained in the TeamAnalysis report were obtained. Graphics show the quantitative relationships and a easy-to-understand textual section below each graph explains it.
- The report compares the specific team, department or other group to others from Professional Communications Inc.'s (the owner of "I Opt" technology) database. This allows the group to get a sense of how this particular team "fits into" a larger context.
- The probabilities of the group choosing to act in a particular way are quantified in graphs specific to the particular group being analyzed. Below each graph is a textual explanation of what the graph says and what it means in terms of the likely character of group decisions.
- The strategic profile for each individual in the group is provided. This can be used for participatory activities and can function as a "take home" for the group members.
The TeamAnalysis report is fully validated and operationally proven. It has been used in tens of thousands of instances. It has been shown to be reliable, accurate and well-suited to addressing goal directed groups of all kinds whose members share a common purpose and experience a common destiny (e.g., participate in the rewards of success and the penalties of failure).