Engineer
PPCD ASSIGNMENT 1
Group Report
2010 Chilean Mining Rescue
Team Development
Ahmed El Hussiny /9075533 / PD Full / Jan13 / 1 / UAE7
Drazen Colnar / 9091531 / PD Full / Jan13 / 1 / UAE7
Fawaz Baroud / 8933762 / PD Full / Jan13 / 1 / UAE7
Jorge Castilla / 8963539 / PD Full / Jan13 / 1 / UAE7
Introduction
In the following paper the mining rescue case that occurred in 2010 in Chile is analyzed from a team development process perspective, taking into account team members dynamics associated to the creative process for rescuers and miners involved. Team development phases defined by Tuckman (1965) are used as the main structure for the document, to understand how the rescue progressed from the initial composition of team members, going through conflicts and decision making process until the final stage where miners were successful rescued. Team concepts and creative theories are reflected on both sides of the story, in one hand interactions between roles from rescuers public and private companies aiming to accomplish the objective with a high time pressure, and on the other hand the miners aiming to survive and keep a solid structure as a group.
On 5th August 2010 San José copper mine located at the Copiapó Chilean province, collapsed and trapped 33 miners 700 meters underground. The event happened around 14:05, rescue actions were initiated by the company who was in charge of the mine and advised authorities few hours later. The first signal that miners were alive was received after seventeen days, after a probe reached the shelter that protected them. During 69 days, the miners remained underground and on October 13th finally the whole team was rescued, on a mission considered as the most successful on the entire mining history.
Figure 1: The capsule carrying a rescued miner arrives to the surface from the collapsed mine (Boston, 2010)
Tuckman model is a four stages model extensively used for team analysis, which researchers have found
Group Report
2010 Chilean Mining Rescue
Team Development
Ahmed El Hussiny /9075533 / PD Full / Jan13 / 1 / UAE7
Drazen Colnar / 9091531 / PD Full / Jan13 / 1 / UAE7
Fawaz Baroud / 8933762 / PD Full / Jan13 / 1 / UAE7
Jorge Castilla / 8963539 / PD Full / Jan13 / 1 / UAE7
Introduction
In the following paper the mining rescue case that occurred in 2010 in Chile is analyzed from a team development process perspective, taking into account team members dynamics associated to the creative process for rescuers and miners involved. Team development phases defined by Tuckman (1965) are used as the main structure for the document, to understand how the rescue progressed from the initial composition of team members, going through conflicts and decision making process until the final stage where miners were successful rescued. Team concepts and creative theories are reflected on both sides of the story, in one hand interactions between roles from rescuers public and private companies aiming to accomplish the objective with a high time pressure, and on the other hand the miners aiming to survive and keep a solid structure as a group.
On 5th August 2010 San José copper mine located at the Copiapó Chilean province, collapsed and trapped 33 miners 700 meters underground. The event happened around 14:05, rescue actions were initiated by the company who was in charge of the mine and advised authorities few hours later. The first signal that miners were alive was received after seventeen days, after a probe reached the shelter that protected them. During 69 days, the miners remained underground and on October 13th finally the whole team was rescued, on a mission considered as the most successful on the entire mining history.
Figure 1: The capsule carrying a rescued miner arrives to the surface from the collapsed mine (Boston, 2010)
Tuckman model is a four stages model extensively used for team analysis, which researchers have found
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