This document discusses team building for project management. It defines team building as developing a group of diverse individuals into a cohesive team with a shared mission. The purposes of team building are to accomplish difficult, quick, and efficient tasks as well as achieve goals and objectives when functional organizations fail. Key elements of effective team building include appointing a competent team leader, identifying needed personnel skills, establishing a clear sense of purpose and commitment among team members, and facilitating cross-functional cooperation.

1. PROJECT TEAM BUILDING

2. WHAT IS TEAM BUILDING?
 Team building is part of the so called human factor or
people skill in project management.
 It is not just a collection of diverse individuals.
 A team is an ad-hoc work group or task force with a
mission.

3. PURPOSE OF TEAM BUILDING
 To accomplish difficult task.
 To accomplish task quickly.
 To accomplish task efficiently.
 To achieve goals & objectives.
 Needed when functional organizations fail to deliver.

4. TEAM BUILDING ESSENTIALS
 Team leader (project manager)
 Personnel (people)
 Sense of purpose
 Cross-functional cooperation

5. TEAM LEADER - QUALITIES
 Competency
 Communication
 Emotional intelligence
 Conflict resolution
 Model the desired change
 Engaging & entertaining

6. PERSONNEL - STAFFING
 Identify skills required
 Identify personnel to match the skills
 Talk to potential team members
 Negotiate with functional mangers
 Assemble a team

7. SENSE OF PURPOES &
COMMITMENT
 Project mission
 Cohesiveness
 Trust
 Interdependency

8. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL
COOPERATION
 Superordinate goals
 Rules and procedure
 Physical proximity
 Accessibility

9. REFERENCES
 Pinto, J. K. (2012). Project Management: Achieving
Competitive Advantage (2nd edition). Boston, MA: