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A Business strategy & Management function

cross function teams and collaborationSlide2

cross-functional Teams and Collaboration look in BusinessA cross-functional team is a group of people with different functional expertise working toward a common goal. It may include people from finance, marketing, operations, and human resources departments. Typically, it includes employees from all levels of an organization.

Definition by

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http

://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-functional_teamSlide3

Who practices In it and why?Companies utilize

cross-functional business programs

Companies, makes use of a

cross functional

team to oversee the execution of strategic initiatives for better product pull-through, development of products and services, improved facilities utilization, increased standardization of practices, and contract leverage across its diverse

businesses

Participation

in cross-functional teams can also vary dramatically depending upon the specific goals sought by the teams. Some cross-functional teams are broadly diverse, composed, for example, of members from internal research and development, engineering, purchasing, plant operations, and marketing joining forces with external

suppliers. This helps to insure direct communication and allocation of resources within production, supply, sales, and shipment services.For more information: Cross-Functional Business Programs: Critical Design and Development

Considerations http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/ajb/?p=233Slide4

Building and Managing Cross- Functional Teams Implementing the

right environment to enabling collaboration and

knowledge sharing, utilize management tactics that can be particularly supportive of distributed work.

Managing a diverse team with the right mix of skills and

competencies, addressing weaknesses promptly.

Relying on an effective methodology that defines the work and establishes the proper handoffs from one part of the team to another

.By dealing with cultural change and the organizational resistance to cross-functional work, mission focus can be put as the high priority, rather than individual/departmental accolades.

Team members should document conversations with providers, and managers should keep an active log of risks and issues, assigning clear responsibilities.

For more information: Building and Managing Cross- Functional Teamshttp://talentmgt.com/articles/view/building_and_managing_cross_functional_teams/7Slide5

How does The cross-functional Process Work?Slide6

The cross-functional ProcessSlide7

The cross-functional ProcessSlide8

The cross-functional ProcessSlide9

cross function teams and collaboration in Organizational Departmental Make-Up

Cross-Function Structure ModelSlide10

Additional ResourcesCross-Functional Business Programs: Critical Design and Development Considerations

Timothy W. Aurand, Northern Illinois University

Carol DeMoranville, Northern Illinois UniversityGeoffrey L. Gordon, Northern Illinois University

http://www.bsu.edu/mcobwin/ajb/?

p=233

Building

and Managing Cross- Functional Teams

http://talentmgt.com/articles/view/building_and_managing_cross_functional_teams/7

Business strategies: Work on global, cross-functional projects at the heart of what we do.http://www.google.com/about/jobs/teams/business-strategy/

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Discovering Its $ Value and the Genius of Googlehttp://www.ere.net/2011/01/17/cross-functional-collaboration-discovering-its-value-and-the-genius-of-google/

(Business Source Premier)Using cross-functional, cross-firm teams to co-create value: The role of financial measures Industrial Marketing Management Periodical

Cross-functional integration and functional coordination in purchasing and supply management: Antecedents and effects on purchasing and firm performance

International

Journal of Operations & Production ManagementSlide11

Questions on Cross Functional Team workCross Function Teams and CollaborationQuestions:

1. Cross Functional Business programing means to:a) Collaboration between Departmentsb) Working Individually c) Working only in Departments

d) Working only by Managements Decree 2. Cross Functional Business programing works best when mission focus is communicated by:

a) By Phil the mail boy

b) Company Emails

c) Interdepartmental Collaboration Meetings

d) Communicating solely to Management3. A weakness in Cross Functional Business programing is:

a) Lack of Development & Researchb) A break down addressing weaknesses promptlyc) Shifts in parodimes in department managementd) Weak Mission and Vision Statement

Answers:1. a)Collaboration between Departments2. c) Interdepartmental Collaboration Meetings3. b) A break down addressing weaknesses promptly