The Practice of Professional Consulting

Special Problems in Building Project Teams

Let us not lose sight of why we are discussing the dynamics of group behavior and team building. The purpose for doing all this work is to ensure we have consultants who are motivated to be on the engagement and aligned around the project goals, and who can work together as a team. Even though team member roles are often performed separately and individually, the members must collaborate to produce deliverables and, from the point of view of the consulting firm, be seen by clients as one, unified team. At the same time, clients expect teamwork among their own employees and therefore expect the same behavior from their consultants. With this in mind, project leaders need to be cognizant of some special ...