Analyzing team effectiveness (TE) as a part of effective team management of GTZ Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Abstract

German Technical Cooperation Bangladesh (GTZ BD) provides technical expertise and assistance to several priority areas of Bangladesh, on behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). While doing so, Effective Management of GTZ Dhaka has always been a primacy of GTZ Bangladesh, to achieve its ultimate goal of being more productive and effective. As an integral part of this Effective Management, Team Effectiveness setting of GTZ Dhaka is well integrated by design, given a German corporate culture by default.

In this relation, the present study explores the factors contributing to the Team efficacy of GTZ Dhaka and focuses upon the existing built-in models facilitating Team Effectiveness of GTZ Dhaka that is the umbrella of all GTZ projects and services in Bangladesh. The core GTZ Dhaka Team, beset with all the small functional teams and the committees/groups concerned is dynamically driven by its Team Diversity, Teamwork, Team Building and Development zeal. The study also illumines these factors in support and for totality of the Team Effectiveness of GTZ Dhaka, wrapping up with the Team Cohesiveness and Conflict Management part that ensures further team efficacy of GTZ Bangladesh.

Moreover, according to the Tuckman’s Group Development Model- Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing stages for GTZ Dhaka Team have been extensively explored in this study. This part also advocates the ‘how’ and ‘why’ factors (followed by the discussion of GTZ Team Effectiveness Models) of the team efficacy of GTZ Dhaka. In fine, at long last, a Team Effectiveness Cell (TEC) for GTZ Dhaka has been recommended to accumulate and monitor all the scattered team effectiveness factors for further team efficacy designs of GTZ Dhaka in the long run.