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Systems Monitoring

Definition

"Tracking team resources and environmental conditions as they relate to mission accomplishment which involves (1) Internal systems monitoring (tracking team resources such as personnel, equipment, and other information that is generated or contained within the team), and (2) Environmental monitoring (tracking the environmental conditions relevant to the team).” (Marks et al., 2001, p. 363)

Recent Articles

  • Chang, J. Y. (2017). Mutual monitoring of resources in an Enterprise Systems program. Project Management Journal, 48(1), 100–115. https://doi.org/10.1177/875697281704800107
    • Conducted a survey of project managers to confirm that mutual resource monitoring and goal understanding is positively related with program implementation efficiency.
    • Found that goal understanding is positively related with effectiveness of resource managing within the implementation program.
  • McEwan, D., & Beauchamp, M. R. (2018). Teamwork training in sport: A pilot intervention study. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 32(2), 220–236. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2018.1518277
    • Tested the efficacy of team building interventions on enhancing how effectively a team works together.
    • Results of their novel 10-week pilot intervention provided evidence that teamwork training can enhance the extent teams can work effectively together.
  • Torres, E. M., Wallace, D. M., Zaccaro, S. J., & Dubrow, S. (2021). Deconstructing multiteam system action: Development and content validation of a multilevel Multiteam system action taxonomy. Human Performance, 34(3), 189–216. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959285.2021.1922909
    • Developed a multiteam system action taxonomy that details between-team alignment within the action phase, using a model that delineates MTS action into three phases; acting, monitoring, and recalibrating.
    • Evaluated the content validity of the taxonomy using SMEs.