The degree to which the objectives of the team are well understood by all members with clear goal alignment by all.
Instrument Reference
Construct Library
Use this reference to brief facilitators, double-check question intent, or craft progress notes. Each domain groups the constructs and their exact prompts pulled from the official manual. Toggle constructs or individual items on/off to explore scoring configurations.
Foundational Domain
Direction, roles, tasks, and operating discipline that anchor day-to-day execution. Concerns the where, who, and how of team performance.
The degree to which each member of the team is clear about their role within the team and the role of other team members to achieve agreed goals.
The degree to which team members disagree or agree with the tasks required to achieve agreed goals within the team.
The degree to which team members disagree with how decisions are made or dispute over agreed and established protocols of decision making.
The degree to which team members deliberately choose not to pull their weight in contributing to the team.
Relational Domain
Interpersonal climate, trust, resilience, and collective belief that keep the team cohesive. Concerns the complex psychodynamics between team members and their experiential outcomes.
The degree to which the team is aware of a growing gap between where the team performance currently is and where they would like to be.
The degree to which there is interpersonal conflict between team members.
The degree to which the team trust one another.
The degree to which the team can remain well motivated and optimistic in spite of setbacks.
The degree to which the team believes in its abilities to solve and overcome problems.
The prevailing emotional tone of the team measured across Warr's Affective Circumplex.
Transformational Domain
Safety, influence, innovation, and adaptation that enable breakthrough performance. Measures the environment conducive for breakthrough thinking and its experiential outcomes.
The degree to which team members feel safe to share their ideas and solutions without fear of castigation or criticism.
The degree to which team members are given the opportunity to influence the discussion and participate in decision making.
The degree to which new ideas are given appropriate consideration and are not summarily dismissed out of hand.
The degree to which the team can adapt to new situations, circumstances and information.
The degree to which the team is at ease and time seems to fly by because everyone is fully engaged with the task at hand.
Response Type Domain
Examines the type of responding that respondents make on the Team Synergy Scale, including social desirability, protest voting, and global impressions of team potency.
The degree to which the team overrates its ability and performance in a socially desirable way.
The degree to which the team deliberately underestimates its character, ability and performance.
A global impression of the team's performance and character, not confined to a specific period of time.