Effective teamwork is an important component of emergency management. However, from time-to-time teamwork may break down, particularly in a complex system like emergency management. It is important that people who have operational oversight of teams are able to detect if a team has a problem and can help the team modify its functioning. A literature review identified methods of monitoring teams from the position of operational oversight. Based on this review two methods of team monitoring were chosen for further evaluation. A preliminary evaluation study of each tool during a simulated emergency exercise suggests they both have potential. This is the first stage of an ongoing research program where team monitoring tools will be further developed using iterative design cycles of development and evaluation. In this way methods of monitoring teams from the position of operational oversight that are effective in an emergency management context can be developed.
Funding
Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC
History
Publication title
Australian Journal of Emergency Management
Volume
32
Pagination
40-43
ISSN
1324-1540
Department/School
Australian Maritime College
Publisher
Emergency Management Australia
Place of publication
Australia
Rights statement
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