Success Strategies: Recognizing the Real Problem When Working in Teams
by Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
http://community.elearners.com/blogs/inside_elearning/archive/2006/07/26/434.aspx

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Problem-solving in teams is a key element of online coursework. Even if you are not working in a collaborative group, the ability to problem-solve in teams is a transferable skill you can take with you to your work.

If you are working in online collaborations or in an online group project in your online course, you might find that you have hit a brick wall and can’t seem to make any forward progress with your team-mates.

Often, the problem is that team never identified the real problem. Instead, they focused on peripheral issues, superficial appearances, co-related problems, or unrelated environmental conditions. Alternatively, they could have been caught up in a case of simple, straightforward denial.