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Creativity and product concept - Development team management

Q: Managing team motivation:

Team assignment and ownership: empowerment, commitment, enthusiasm, and pride Senior management involvement Compensation and rewarding: Monetary vs. non-monetary Process- vs. outcome- based

6 important questions on Creativity and product concept - Development team management

10 Things to consider in building a cross-functional team:

1. Identify the right mix of personalities and skills
2. Know the four stages of team formation
3. Get everyone on the same page (culture)
4. The importance of delegation
5. Know how to resolve conflicts
6. Know what motivates your team
7. Understand the differences among each member
8. You have to have a leader
9. Make goals/ objectives clear
10. You must have support from top management

Team structure advantages:

Functional expertise
Short-term involvement
Encourages cross-functional integration
Speed to market, radical innovations

Team structure disadvantages:

Low cross functional integration, more incremental
Difficult to manage
High overhead costs
most difficult to manage

Managing team motivation:

Team assignment and ownership: empowerment, commitment, enthusiasm, and pride
Senior management involvement
Compensation and rewarding:
Monetary vs. non-monetary
Process- vs. outcome- based

Globally dispersed teams:

a) are identified by their organizations and members as a team,
b) are responsible for making and/ or implementing decisions important to the organization’s global strategy,
c) use technology-supported communication substantially more than face-to-face communication,
d) work and live in different countries.

Managing a globally dispersed team:

 Choose the right team players
 Define your team purpose
 Develop strong team dynamics
 Give feedback and reward performance
 Promote team bonding