In the present paper we developed the Team Workload Questionnaire (TWLQ). Despite extensive workload studies, little research has been conducted on the workload experienced by teams. Team workload has largely been ignored by research with no validated theory constructed or dedicated team workload measures available to researchers and practitioners. The TWLQ items were generated based on the NASA-TLX and team workload theory. We examined 216 members of sports team completing a team workload measure after games or practice. Principal Axis Factoring method with Direct Oblimin rotation indicated three separate factors for the TWLQ with the factors classified as Task Workload, Team Workload, and TaskTeam Balancing. The TWLQ may be a useful subjective measure that can be used to assess the workload demand in team tasks. It provides researchers a tool to advance the understating of team workload and gives practitioners the means to assess the workload demands of team tasks.

In the present paper we tested the utility of Team Workload Questionnaire (TWLQ) in a simulated uninhabited vehicle team (dyad) task. Despite extensive workload studies, little research has been conducted on the workload experienced by teams. The TWLQ measures three factors of team workload: Task Workload, Team Workload, and Task-Team Balancing. In the present study we found Task-Team Balancing significantly declined with increasing team experience and appears correlated with team cohesion. The TWLQ may be a useful subjective measure that can be used to assess the workload demand in team tasks. It provides researchers with a tool to advance the understating of team workload and gives practitioners the means to assess the workload demands of team tasks.

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