- meeting budget
- adhering to specifications
- meeting customer expectations
- staying on schedule
- staying aligned with the overall goals of the organization
What are the typical causes of failures, as described in an article on the management-issues.com website?
- Absence of trust: team members have no clear idea about their future, so they're not willing or ready to build trust with the rest of the team.
- Fear of conflict: because everyone feels that the artificial harmony should be sustained, workers don’t engage in productive conflicts.
- Lack of commitment: when there isn't a strong buy-in, workers won't be willing to make decisions.
- Accountability is not enforced: workers don’t hold each other accountable because they don’t want to threaten their interpersonal relationships.
- Personal agendas: individual goals as well as personal status conflict with the collective goals.
Luckily, causes of dysfunction are curable. Smart technological solutions today may be used to convert complex issues into simple and useful insights. Leaders of cross-functional teams can then address the issues and foster teamwork. You can red more about how you can do it in the next part of the article.
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