Having a knowledgeable team members with a good relation is the best combination. With there knowledge in there department will help them understand there roles and what they need to deliver on what time and having a good (Friendly) relation give them a good overall experience in the work environment where they can be more achievable.
There is no doubt that all project's members concentrate on the same goals regardless of forming way. For me, the knowledge is first criteria that we should care about it. Also, if I were a project manager, I prefer to have all the team members with a good experiences related to the medical device projects or similar projects. Some time it will be good if the people who work in the project are share some past work.
A successful project team should be goal oriented and the team members should have clearly defined roles. The team members should be open and clear when it comes to communication. A team should have balanced participation in order to have effective decision making. We don’t always have a good relationship with everyone and that shouldn’t be a factor in choosing who to have in your team. We need to learn how to form good relationships with people instead and learn how to cooperate and work with all kinds of people. A person who learns how to form good relationships is the one to have on a project team. It is always best to form a team with experienced individuals in their roles and then building a good relationship with them step by step.
It is not always possible to have an opinion on forming a project team. People are assigned by their supervisors for every department in a project. I believe working with people who have more knowledge in their work area is more beneficial. The scope of a person with better knowledge is always better when compared with any other people. This makes the works environment more healthy and also you try to learn a lot from others. Also, you can get habituated to these new people in a period of the project.
The way I have seen the company I work for put together a project team is by taking into consideration area of expertise and workload. At the company I work for we are divided into different segments depending on product type. Each segment has a subject matter expert from each department. That subject matter expert usually a senior can have other associates from the same department reporting to him or her. When a new project is created, they take into account everyone's workload and choose project team members that way. I think if I were to put together a project team, I would do it in the same way. I would largely pick depending on availability. If a person is already spread very thin, even though they might have a lot of technical knowledge then it wouldn't be productive. I would either hire a person who has the knowledge or have another person from the department join the team and use the expert as a consultant every now and then.
FOrming a project team can prove to be difficult but I will share some of my observations. It is sometimes good to form a team which with you have a good relationship. You are aware of the extent of their abilities and their strengths and weaknesses. However, assigning people with knowledge and experience in their field can also be very helpful. But if a good working relationship is not formed, the team may experience delays or problems. The solution is a balance between the two for the best functioning team.
As we know, forming a project team is partly making sure every member is working toward the same goal(s). Each member should be able to contribute something valuable to the project according to their expertise/role.
How would you best form a project team, and what mistakes would you try to avoid? For example, is it better to work with people who you have a better relationship with, or with people who are more knowledgeable in their department role?
Personally, I think that when building a project team making sure that your team is qualified to handle the tasks that the project will bring would require some level of experience in their role. With that being said if the most qualified person has been known to be extraordinarily hard to deal with I would choose someone I have a better relationship with and focus more on the planning so our execution for the project would be accurate. The major mistakes and drawbacks for a project team that I would try to avoid would be lack of communication, lack of planning and not working hard enough because those are the areas that the team can control the most anything else is beyond our control.
As we know, forming a project team is partly making sure every member is working toward the same goal(s). Each member should be able to contribute something valuable to the project according to their expertise/role.
How would you best form a project team, and what mistakes would you try to avoid? For example, is it better to work with people who you have a better relationship with, or with people who are more knowledgeable in their department role?
A project manager has to pick a solid project team, but they must capitalize on each individual's skill sets. They have to cater to individual needs and encourage them without micromanaging. This will allow for the best results without a manager allocating too much time to one team member. Conflict resolution is also a key part of this. Deadlines are around the corner, resources are exhausted, and team members are getting frustrated. A project manager needs to delegate and mediate any conflict that arises, not just between team members. Lastly, this also includes celebrating and highlighting milestone achievements. This will boost overall morale and keep the project goal in focus.
I think it would be best to work with people that have knowledge and specialize in specific areas. They can bring there knowledge and work together on project. The different aspects will help prepare the team. Of course key tools such as communication , and analytics are needed for the success of the project. Just because there is a strong relationship with a group, if the group does not have key knowledge in the area then the project will not be completed correctly. I also believe having different personalities in a project team will help bring a diversity of knowledge.
As we know, forming a project team is partly making sure every member is working toward the same goal(s). Each member should be able to contribute something valuable to the project according to their expertise/role.
How would you best form a project team, and what mistakes would you try to avoid? For example, is it better to work with people who you have a better relationship with, or with people who are more knowledgeable in their department role?
It is much better to work with people who are more skilled at what they do opposed to people I may have a better relationship with. Mixing business with your personal relationships are very risky and it comes with strong consequences if anything interferes. For example, if you have a great relationship with a skilled worker with great attendance who eventually asks for a raise that you cannot give them, that is a quick way to lose a valuable employee. It is easiest to find people with knowledge ad experience in their field and grow relationships with them, but relationships that strictly professional.
Within a typical project team structure, projects are headed by the project manager of course, but the key characteristics of this type of team is that everyone reports to the project manager or another individual at the top of the chain of command.
As we know, forming a project team is partly making sure every member is working toward the same goal(s). Each member should be able to contribute something valuable to the project according to their expertise/role.
How would you best form a project team, and what mistakes would you try to avoid? For example, is it better to work with people who you have a better relationship with, or with people who are more knowledgeable in their department role?
when forming a teaming I would rather choose people who are reliable and have a track record for getting things done the right way. I feel that even if you have a good relationship with someone they can still let you down and in most case they feel they don't have to work as hard because they have that good relationship with you. Also just because some is a expertise in that role does not mean they will get the work done and they may think they know it so well that they act a certain way when it comes to working with people of lesser experience on the project.
As we know, forming a project team is partly making sure every member is working toward the same goal(s). Each member should be able to contribute something valuable to the project according to their expertise/role.
How would you best form a project team, and what mistakes would you try to avoid? For example, is it better to work with people who you have a better relationship with, or with people who are more knowledgeable in their department role
I think this is a very interesting question. Forming a project team is one of the most pivotal decisions that can directly determine the outcome of a project. In forming a team, I would personally prioritize team members who communicate and work well together over people who are more knowledgeable in their respective roles (however, if there are people that work well are are incredibly knowledgeable that's the first choice!).
One big area this could affect is in conflict. In any project, there are bound to be disagreements over certain decisions. There are 2 different types of conflict, Relationship and Task based conflicts. A good project team is able to know the difference between the two and focus on task-based conflicts which involves ideas not people. This type of conflict allows for ideas to become stronger and flush out mistakes. Having a team that is able to effectively work together and work on improving ideas has a much greater edge than people who may just be experts in their field and refuse to work well with others and improve.
I've had experiences working in projects in both situations and I've found that the project with team members that have a good relationship has always worked out better than the projects where there's an expert who refuses who be collaborative in their ideas.
Does anyone else think the same? If not I would love to hear any contrasting opinion.
Thanks,
Matt
