Cross-Functional Teams By: Timothy Ray PROC 5000 - S1 2016 Procurement and Acquisitions Professor Claude Wiedower Table of Contents Abstract …………………………………………………………………. 2 History …………………………………………………………………... 2 Types of Cross-Functioning Teams …………………………………….. 4 Use of Cross-Functioanl Teams ………………………………………… 6 Team Composition ……………………………………………………… 7 Benefits of cross functional Teams ……………………………………... 8 Challenges ………………………………………………………………. 10 Developing a Successful Team …………………………………………
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TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SUMMER 2012 VIRTUAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT “A virtual project is a collaborative effort towards a specific goal or accomplishment which is based on ‘collective yet remote’ performance.” “Virtual project management is the structure in which virtual teams work together for a finite period of time to accomplish a specific goal” Current penetration of Internet and development of collaborative software have introduced new dimension to technical organizations for project management
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1. Why do all organizations need to rely on groups and teams to achieve their goals and gaina competitive advantage? A group = two or more people who work together to achieve certain goals or meet certain needs.A team = a group of people work together to achieve a specific common goal or objective.Because of the sheer dynamics of either a group or a team and how they function within anorganization, these units can help an organization gain an advantage over their competitors, serve asperformance
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DESIGNING EFFECTIVE WORK TEAMS Types of Work Teams Most commonly, types of teams can be grouped into self-managed work teams, cross-functional teams, and virtual teams. As mentioned in part one, the authors of Organizational Behaviour define a group as “two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal” (Saks & Johns, 2014). In other words, a team is a collection of individuals who are interdependent in their tasks, who share responsibility for outcomes, who see themselves
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As a newly-appointed Project Manager of a research team, you believe that you will be able to manage the project virtually from your office in London, even though the other six members are located in Munich. This will solve your personal dilemma as your family does not want to be relocated. The project has a six-month deadline. What factors should you consider in order to make this virtual assignment effective? Answer: First of all, virtual assignments is where the employees and managers are
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3. 4. 5. 6. organization structure Define four major types of organization structures Explain how a team differs from a group and describe the six most common forms of teams Highlight the advantages and disadvantages of working in teams and list the characteristics of effective teams Review the five stages of team development and explain why conflict can arise in team settings Explain the concept of an unstructured organization and identify the major benefits and challenges of
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Introduction: Individual Reflection on Team Experience Today in many industries and organizations group/team work is a tool for effective achievement of organizational goals. Understanding the way groups develop and how they impact organizational success is important to the effective use of groups in organizations. One of the most common models to describe how groups develop was described by Tuckman. Tuckman studied group development as it was seen in group therapy. This was then extrapolated
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Virtual Organizations vs. Traditional Organizations Question 1: What are some of the major differences between a virtual and traditional organization? Are there any beneficial elements within a virtual organization that could give them an advantage in today’s global market? Traditional organization is one in which all team members work in the same location. Also workers in the traditional organization see each other every day. They can communicate in face-to-face conversations. Employees do
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Material Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | |Problem-solving teams are made up of 5-12 |All team members are the same level. |No leader role established | |employees from the same department that |Free expression of ideas. |The team cannot
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Team Dynamics Group of people working together for achieving the organizational goals are considered team but when people create group with no interdependence or organizationally focused objective are called formal group. These formal groups are available in almost every form of social organization, and same applies to my classroom on basis of race, religion and nationality. People of same race go along with each other very easily as they are familiar about themselves and similar situation
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