Joe DiVencenzo writes, in response to an earlier post:
>It sounds like those teams you are experienced with never moved out of the
>Pseudo Community (Forming) Stage.
>
>In response to Homan's comments Con Kenney writes:
>>My own experience with cross-functional teams is that they become polite
>opportunities for posturing. Unless the team produces deliverables, the
>value to participants and other stakeholders is likely to be small. If the
>team deliverable is to inform many constituencies about a complex issue,
>perhaps its impact could be measured through surveys, interviews, and
>focusgroups. Hope this is useful.
Based on Chris Meyer's distinction between cross-functional and
multi-functional teams, I was suggesting that cross-functional teams
rarely move out of the storming stage. Is your experience different?
Con Kenney
-- ckenney@worldweb.net (Con Kenney)