Selecting Team Members

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There are pros and cons to conducting the TTJA session at the facility versus away

from the facility. As long as a room is conducive to interaction and is free from

distraction, the specific location is a secondary consideration. However, when a TTJA

session is conducted at a facility, work-related distractions can be more frequent. For this

reason, it may be more beneficial to conduct the session in an offsite meeting room.

4.2.6 Selecting Team Members. One of the most important tasks associated with

TTJA session preparation is selecting team members. If the team members are improperly

selected it is very possible that the results of the TTJA will be incorrect. Several

considerations must be taken when selecting team members.

The first priority is to determine the job to be analyzed. Too wide or too narrow

definitions of a job can be detrimental to the TTJA process. Defining the job too narrowly

may result in training programs that limit the progress and opportunities for workers.

Defining the job too widely may result in a program that requires more time than is

reasonable, or trainees who receive only general preparation for completion of a task.

When a team is assembled with extreme diversities the process may break down, since

members may not be familiar with the work of others in the group.

Since the job definition that is used predetermines who the eligible team members are,

it is imperative to define the job as accurately as possible. Decisions must be made, based

on selection criteria, as to the types of workers to be included and excluded.

For the TTJA coordinator, the selection of these team members is probably the most

critical aspect of organizing a successful session. The quality of the interactions, as well

as the quality of the generated task list, depend heavily on the people selected.

Experience suggests the following criteria to guide the selection process:

Technical Competence

Full-Time Employment

Occupational Representativeness

Communication Skills

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