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The Value Team Approach
A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are
committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for
which they hold themselves mutually accountable.
—Jon R. Katzenback and Douglas K. Smith, e Wisdom
of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization
e value team approach is what is commonly referred to as the task force,
project team or cross-functional sourcing team. Although a value study
can be accomplished normally through an individual eort, performance
improvement and cost-eectiveness could be enhanced when the team
blends their talents toward a common objective. Value- ...