Team-Based Work System Survey

Can you identify your team’s
strengths and weaknesses?

Over the last 10 years, as teams and team systems have become more prominent, Dr. Ray searched for an effective diagnostic instrument. None seemed to measure the critical ingredients of effective teamwork. To assess client organizations, Dr. Ray developed the Team-Based Work System Survey and standardized it across many different companies and industries.

The TBWS is used to assess team development points of strength and potential areas for improvement. The survey is composed of 74 questions that all team members complete. IPC scores the surveys and provides a report that can be customized to reflect organization, department or team-level profiles.

The TBWS integrates perceptions of management as well as trust between team members and the team coach. The survey focuses on the critical ingredients of effective management and coaching in high-performance teamwork.

Who is it for? Teams
Case Study:
Patchwork Traditional Foods of Wales, UK has used the TBWS for five years. Each time the survey is completed, the results are reviewed with the entire company and action plans are put in place to address deficiencies. Rufus Carter, the managing director, uses the results to identify specific areas for team and organizational development. He works with the Team Developers to help the teams learn new skills. In the past, the organization has worked on such areas as team goal focus and problem solving. The results can be seen in the	changes on the survey over the years. The survey can identify very specific issues within and between teams. For example, a team may have internal conflict. The TBWS can spot this and help the coach and team look objectively at themselves to deal with the conflict productively. At Patchwork, the TBWS showed some major differences between manufacturing teams and office teams. This allowed the management team and steering committee to develop specific strategies for addressing the unique problems of these teams.
What you will receive: Individual team profile on nine subscales. The subscales include: Team Member Motivation - Team Member Initiative/Dependency - Performance Appraisal to/from Managers - Trust and Cooperation Among Team Members - Decision Making and Problem Solving - Efficiency and Planning - Coaching & Training - Trust & Openness of Management - Goal Focus Group reports at team, department or organization level

Approximate Cost:

$$6 per individual and $150 per report
Reports may be ordered at the team, department or organization level, or any combination of these

Introductory Offer:

Survey one team of no more than 10 individuals for $100