Virtual Team Reflection Paper

Management 5105, Managing Organizational Behavior in a Dynamic and Complex World, was one of the most interesting courses that I have ever taken. I did not know prior to this course that it was going to be solely grouped based, so of course once I found out what it entailed I had my reservations. However, I must say that after eight weeks, my opinion was truly changed.
I was placed in a group consisting of Shiralee Chokshi, Wendy Cournoyer, Antonio Diaz, Chris Dominguez, Jamie-Lee Grant and myself and we called us “The A-Team”. We worked as a virtual team, which is defined as, “a team that relies on interactive technology to work together when separated by physical distance.” (Ivancevich, Konopaske & Matteson, 2015) Virtual teaming, via the Internet, is becoming popular as the evolution of the

With this stage, we were a full functional, cohesive team. All roles and assignments were clear and there was a sense of understanding and acceptance. Our main focus was to finish every assignment in a timely manner and to end the semester on a successful note. This then led to the last stage, which is adjourning, involving the termination of the group. Due to the class only lasting eight weeks, we new that the end would soon come and we would no longer be “The A-Team”. For us, it held true that this stage was marked with positive emotions that centered on successful task accomplishment and achievement. (Ivancevich, Konopaske & Matteson, 2015) When the final assignment was turned in, a feeling of nostalgia set in for each member of the group. We realized that this was it and our weekly meetings would be no more. Everyone started to state how appreciative they were for one another and that this was an awesome team and we truly were “The A-Team”. As of now, we do not consider ourselves fully dismantled, because we have vowed to stay in touch as each of us continue to pursue our MBA