SELF ASSESSMENTS
The workplace is galloping towards self-managed work teams. Chances are you may be in one or several. Self managed teams are also composed of self directed individuals who accept responsibility for developing schedules, managing quality, controlling costs, upgrading worker skills, assigning work, improving process performance, focusing on results, and ensuring stakeholders are satisfied. Many job classifications are replaced by one work classification. The work environment is open and friendly. Time clocks are eliminated. Compensation is based on pay‑for‑knowledge so people are paid on the basis of training, experience, knowledge, and value-addition.

In the horizontal organization, hierarchal levels disappear, work is simplified, and information is universally available. Responsibility, authority, resources, information, and decision-making are downloaded to the lowest organizational level. Hierarchal - functional workers evolve into process owners.

Self-managed process or project teams do work simultaneously or concurrently. Specifications are jointly developed so everyone is familiar with them. Processes are stabilized, documented, and capable. If there are process deficiencies, the team has the skills to solve them. When team and self managed teams work, results are stunning. The payoff in some production plants designed around self-managed, process teams are that they are 30-50% more productive than conventional plants.

Self managed teams and individuals can now assess the value of their work through: