Teams that effectively share leadership typically begin by agreeing to a common goal and how it will be achieved. The development of a team charter is an effective way to accomplish this task. Discuss and agree upon the following items:

• Define the mission or fundamental purpose of your team.
• List and define the shared values that will guide the key behaviors and work values of your team.
• Agree upon the shared goal(s) that the team members would to like to achieve as a result of this team project.
• List the shared objectives or important milestones that the team must reach in order to achieve its goal(s).
• List the shared assignments, identifying who is responsible for completing each task and when each task is due.
• Evaluate the progress made on the shared assignments by agreeing upon the performance measures that will be used to gauge progress.
• Ensure each team member has an opportunity to contribute to the team charter, provide feedback, and reach consensus on it.

Place your Team Charter into a Word Document.

Grading criteria:

Mission, Values, Goals, and Objectives (40%) = 8 

pointsShared Assignments (30%) = 6 

pointsPerformance Measures (10%) = 3 

pointsWriting and overall presentation of information (20%) = 3 points