Could we merge team with teamwork?
Went quickly through their questions, they seem to discuss exactly the same topic. And they are high on my list of cleanup candidates, merging them into a single tag would help a bit.
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is there a tag not on your cleanup list?– RyathalCommented Feb 7, 2012 at 14:43
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And I just [status-declined] myself...– yannisCommented Mar 8, 2012 at 19:02
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I disagree with the merge. Like SnOrfus pointed out in a comment, there are two things to consider: the structure/organization of the team and the relationships between members of the team. However, I think there might be a better tag (or even better tags) than "team" and "teamwork", but I'm not sure what they are at this point. There is, however, a need for tags to differentiate between structuring and organizing a team and working on/with a team as they are very different concepts.
Although, there is another side to the argument. This isn't a site about organizational behavior, social psychology, or sociology. Do we really need to differentiate between these concepts on a site that is ultimately about software development? Perhaps not, and the merge should be the other way: teamwork into team.
answered Mar 8, 2012 at 18:50
I don't think team is the same as teamwork
I see team as being about interactions between the team, team dynamics, or team composition, while teamwork is about working together as a team to accomplish a similar goal.
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I don't get it.
interactions between the team, team dynamics, or team compositionare teamwork activities & processes. What is the value of having two tags? Even if there are subtle differences, are those differences on topic? And are there any example questions that fit in the one tag and not the other?– yannisCommented Feb 7, 2012 at 16:41 -
@YannisRizos Sure there's differences. There was a question asked a few days ago where the
teamtag was appropriate, but notteamworkbecause the question was about the team roles, not necessarily teamwork. Just go through the questions tagged with[team]and see if you could apply[teamwork]to all of them– RachelCommented Feb 7, 2012 at 17:02 -
the question was about the team roles, not necessarily teamworkI honestly don't see any difference. How can anything be about a team and not be about working with a team at the same time? Team roles are just a definition of your responsibilities when working in a team, they are not a concept that could possibly stand on its own.– yannisCommented Feb 7, 2012 at 17:11 -
2@YannisRizos: For example... Team: hierarchy, structure, roles, ie. organizational Teamwork: communication, collaboration, ie. interpersonal. Commented Mar 8, 2012 at 17:52
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