Training and team building. Training can build the team up to function productively and show team members new, effective methods of working with others to solve problems and resolve conflicts . Document how analysis and corresponding reports will be generated and used. Agree on general assumptions and sensitivity ranges. Documents to produce.
Documents are the primary vehicle for formally communicating with the team and participants.
Note what documents you will need to explain analyses, share participant's and public's comments, show decisions and rationales, and fulfill legal and Reclamation requirements. Lay out ground rules for how the reports will be developed and how comments will be addressed. Outline what agreements will need to be reached with whom to help reduce future misunderstandings and effectively pool participants' resources. Others can address what you can't. Decisions to make List the decisions to be made, when they'll be made, and who will make them.