5 Planning for a Successful Team Lesson 5A: Getting Management's Commitment Objectives · · To review the three points of contact with management. To review the elements of a Team Charter. Estimated Time 15-30 minutes Training Methods Presentations Discussion Handouts Team Charter Comments Many teams fail to achieve their goals or to have their recommendations implemented because top management was not sufficiently involved from the beginning. This lesson is a helpful review of the three points of contact when teams should communicate with management. Be sure to read the material found in the Resource Guide, pages 61-63. If you have one, give participants an example of a completed Team Charter. Variation If possible, consider asking a team leader and his/her manager to come to the workshop and explain how they worked together so their team was successful. 163