Types of teams in business

1. TYPES OF TEAMS IN BUSINESS

2. Team

3. Types Of Teams

Problem-solving Teams
Self-Managed Teams
Cross-functional Teams
Virtual Teams

4. Problem-Solving Team

• 5-12 employees from
the same department
• Few hours per week
meetings
• Share ideas of how
work process/methods
can be improved

5. Self-Managed Teams

10-15 people who take
responsibilities of their
former supervisors
• Control
• Determination of work
assignments
• Breaks
• Choice of inspection
procedures

6. Cross-Functional Teams

Allow people from diverse
• Same hierarchical level
areas
Different
work areas
•• to
exchange
• information
Came together to
accomplish
• develop
newtask
ideas
Goal: problems
innovation, speed
•• solve
and quality
• coordinate complex
problems

7. Virtual Teams

3 factors of
differentiation:
Use computer
technology
to tieverbal
absence
of para
physically
dispersed
and
nonverbal
cues
members
in
order
to
• Limited social context
achieve common goal
• The ability to overcome
time and space
constraints

8. Some other types

Project teams
Leadership
Work group
Quality team
Permanent/Temporary
Task force
Committee

9. Teams In Solving Problems

Problem definition
Data collection
Developing
alternatives
• Can define problem more clearly
• Can visualize it from different perspectives
• Are able to collect more data
• Can develop more alternatives
Evaluating & selecting
alternatives
• Discussion can produce more positive
solutions of a problem
• Use more objective criteria in selecting right
alternative
Implementing the
solution
• Can define the roles of each member in
implementing the solution of the problem

10. Formal and informal

Types of
groups
Formal
to perform specific
tasks and achieve
specific objectives
defined by organization
Informal
interest shared by
members
self-created

11. Task Interdependence Type

Pooled
• Separate member contribution
• Group performance = sum of member contributions
• Perform task in sequential order
• Hard to determine individual performance as one member
Sequential
depends on another
• Work performed by one member depends on another
Reciprocal • Share information and work closely together

12. Building good team

ALWAYS
Deliver on time and alert team
ASAP when unexpected delays
occur.
Attend all team meetings on
time.
Speak up, Speak out and
interact at all team meetings.
Take personal interest in
planning and problem solving.
Look for ways to go-thesecond-mile on your own.
NEVER
Tell the teammates and leader
how much time and effort you
are putting into assignment.
Assume the role of resident
critic and complainer.
Wait for someone to tell/ask
you what to do next.
Delay actions and make
excuses.
Isolate yourself from the
others.