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The Cross Functional Team
TLS Continuum How To Guide #11
Cross-Functional Team Roles
This How to Guide is based in part on
Peter Scholtes’s
Team Handbook
The Cross- Functional Team
 Crux of process improvement
 Touches all segments of the organization
 Diversity of Thought
 Subject Matter Experts
 Represents a management-employee
partnership
Cross-Functional Team is the Key to Successful Improvement
Cross-Functional Team Roles
The Champion
The Sponsor
The Leader
The Coach
Team Member/Subject Matter Experts
Cross-Functional Team Roles
The Champion
Buffer between team and senior management
Buffer between team and the organization
Makes argument for the project
Cross-Functional Team Roles
The Sponsor
Selects and defines project
Identifies Coach and Team Leader
Selects team members
Drafts project charter
Reviews project progress
Provides needed resources
Cross-Functional Team Roles
The Team Leader
Help select team members
Clarifies roles and responsibilities of team
Keeps team on track
Refines project charter
Meeting planner
Lead meetings
Makes recommendations for changes during process
Cross-Functional Team Roles
The Coach
Needs people, technical and teaching skills
Helps select team members
Clarifies team roles
Regularly meets with team members to chart needs
Cross-Functional Team Roles
The Team Member
The on-the-ground subject matter expert
Helps refine project charter
Helps facilitate meetings
Handles assignments
Helps with administrative tasks
Cross-Functional Team Roles
The Team Member
The on-the-ground subject matter expert
Helps refine project charter
Helps facilitate meetings
Handles assignments
Helps with administrative tasks
Cross-Functional Team Roles
Who should be on the team?
Anyone who owns the process in any way
At minimum
Management representative
Financial representative
Major customer(s)
HR representative
Union management (If applicable)
Employee SME members
Daniel Bloom
SPHR, Six Sigma Black Belt
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Bloom & Associates, Inc.
PO Box 1233
Largo, FL 33779
(727) 581-6216
dan@dbaiconsulting.com
http://www.dbaiconsulting.com
More Information?

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TLS Continuum How To #11 Cross Functional Team

  • 1. The Cross Functional Team TLS Continuum How To Guide #11
  • 2. Cross-Functional Team Roles This How to Guide is based in part on Peter Scholtes’s Team Handbook
  • 3. The Cross- Functional Team  Crux of process improvement  Touches all segments of the organization  Diversity of Thought  Subject Matter Experts  Represents a management-employee partnership
  • 4. Cross-Functional Team is the Key to Successful Improvement
  • 5. Cross-Functional Team Roles The Champion The Sponsor The Leader The Coach Team Member/Subject Matter Experts
  • 6. Cross-Functional Team Roles The Champion Buffer between team and senior management Buffer between team and the organization Makes argument for the project
  • 7. Cross-Functional Team Roles The Sponsor Selects and defines project Identifies Coach and Team Leader Selects team members Drafts project charter Reviews project progress Provides needed resources
  • 8. Cross-Functional Team Roles The Team Leader Help select team members Clarifies roles and responsibilities of team Keeps team on track Refines project charter Meeting planner Lead meetings Makes recommendations for changes during process
  • 9. Cross-Functional Team Roles The Coach Needs people, technical and teaching skills Helps select team members Clarifies team roles Regularly meets with team members to chart needs
  • 10. Cross-Functional Team Roles The Team Member The on-the-ground subject matter expert Helps refine project charter Helps facilitate meetings Handles assignments Helps with administrative tasks
  • 11. Cross-Functional Team Roles The Team Member The on-the-ground subject matter expert Helps refine project charter Helps facilitate meetings Handles assignments Helps with administrative tasks
  • 12. Cross-Functional Team Roles Who should be on the team? Anyone who owns the process in any way At minimum Management representative Financial representative Major customer(s) HR representative Union management (If applicable) Employee SME members
  • 13. Daniel Bloom SPHR, Six Sigma Black Belt Chief Executive Officer Daniel Bloom & Associates, Inc. PO Box 1233 Largo, FL 33779 (727) 581-6216 dan@dbaiconsulting.com http://www.dbaiconsulting.com More Information?