WS10		OT2004 Session Belbin Team Roles in Software Development
		A study into how personalities effect teams Tuesday 30 March, 10:15
		workshop -    75 minutes
		Duncan McGregor Richard Care
Session results	When available, can be found at BelbinTeamRolesInSoftwareDevelopmentSessionResults??
Abstract	Studies during the 1970's at the Administrative Staff College, Henley, showed how teams composed of the brightest people were rarely the most effective. R Meredith Belbin's seminal research on this phenomenon led to the identification of team roles. These roles, such as Coordinator, Team Worker and Resource Investigator, were shown to be necessary to the efficient functioning of teams. The session will introduce team roles and their applicability to software development.
Audience	An interest in development methods, teams and their pyschology.
Benefits	Participants will gain an insight into the roles required in a successful team, how these relate to software development, and what part they personally prefer to play. The community will gain data on the distribution of team roles amongst the participants.
Materials	Descriptions of project situations to illustrate team roles (in session materials). Descriptions of team roles (in session materials). List of web resources (in session materials).