When it comes to an ideal project team, it’s all subjective in the sense of what industry it’s in or what product/service the company is trying to provide. So depending on the industry or product, I’d want team members with prior experience in that respective industry. So if I’m in the medical device field, I’d want marketing and engineering team members who’ve had prior experience within medical devices. Marketing and R&D are probably the most involved in the whole NPD process, so experience in these areas would be best. Project management involves a lot of documentation so specifically, I’d want all team members to be able to stay organized and follow the project timeline. Also as you stated, communication is key in project management, so having project team members be able to handle programs such as skype, outlook, etc. is a must. All team members should be easy to get a hold of.