To make your project team function effectively, the first thing you need to know is the GREAT model.

Goals

Results

Expectations / Performance

Accountabilities / Abilities

Timing

The GREAT model specifies what people must know before they can work together effectively.

Goals

What are the goals of the project?

What is the goal of each individual activity?

Why are we doing this?

Roles

What is my job as an individual team member?

What do I do?

What is the contribution I am expected to make?

What expertise do I bring to the situation?

What is everyone else's role and everyone else's expected contribution?

Expectations

How good is "good enough"?

What is the level of performance that is desired?

What level of performance is not desired?

Why are the expectations set at this level as opposed to another?

Accountabilities / Abilities

Who is accountable for each phase of the work, especially on jobs that cut across functional lines or involve several people?

What abilities do we possess that have a hearing on the individual job assignments?

Timing

When must this be done?

At what pace am I to work?