A Team Contract is a critical component in project team management. American Society for Management, Inc. helps your company establish a team contract in order to define criteria and set guidelines for team members. A team contract helps team members identify, understand and practice their roles, responsibilities, and authorities.

A team contract may consist of the following:

Project Name

Team Members
The Team Contract outlines the names of the team members.

Roles and Responsibilities
The Team Contract outlines the roles and responsibilities of each team member. Once the roles and responsibilities are defined, the team members will understand their job functions and be able to perform their duties and exercise their rights and privileges.

Team Values
The Team Contract outlines the values for the project to which team members have agreed.
These values are on the team level as well as the team member level.

Team Norms
The Team Contract outlines the norms for the project to which team members have agreed.
These norms are on the team level as well as the team member level.

Decision Making Process
The Team Contract outlines the decision making process utilized by the team members (i.e. majority voting, consensus).

Team Meeting Guidelines
The Team Contract outlines the guidelines team members will follow to plan, conduct and document meetings.

Team Members Signatures
The Team Contract documents team members' acceptance of the team contract.

To inquire more about ASFM's Project Team Management Workshop, please contact an ASFM associate.