Project Teams

Abstract

Projects generally require skills and effort from multiple disciplines to develop project deliverables. Projects are executed in teams, as project tasks require multiple skills, judgment, and experience. In a project, the roles of teams should be assigned based on strengths of individuals.

In a project, the team process is a mediating mechanism that links variables such as members, team, and organizational characteristics, which include structure, culture, supporting systems, performance and incentive systems, employee morality, and top management support.

Team performance or teamwork is impacted by the structure of a team. A team’s structural characteristics include the number of team members, the status hierarchy, roles and responsibilities, ...