Building a Team Summary and Analysis

West's group was located in the lower level of Building 14A/B in a Restricted Area. The area consisted of cubicle workspaces for the staff. Cubicles allowed for more workers and changes in the workspace area that could be easily made. Kidder describes the area as she is led to the research are by West one evening. There is usually someone working, even in the middle of the night. West had one of the few small offices in the area, designating his rank. He has framed pictures of computers on the wall since it is a tradition of the marketing department to give everyone involved in the design and development of a new computer a framed picture of the computer.

West is considered a very competent engineer by his peers. Many remember him from his pre-management days...