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The kinds of cross-functional teams
From the course: Managing a Cross-Functional Team
The kinds of cross-functional teams
- There are three common types of cross-functional teams. One type is operating within a business unit or a function. They include key experts from outside that business unit or function. For example, I worked in the division of a company and we were putting in a new phone system. The entire team was comprised of people from within our business unit, however, we had a couple of key experts from outside that unit. We had somebody from telephony and IT as a member of that team. The second type of cross-functional team cuts across multiple business units or works at a corporate or enterprise level. I was lucky enough to lead one of these cross-functional teams across the enterprise. We were doing a cost reduction project across every single business unit. I had team members from every single business unit, as well as team members from the various functions. A third type of cross-functional team operates across multiple organizations. Things like an industry association can form a…
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