Special Project Teams

How many times in sports have you observed the exceptional performance of special teams that made the difference between winning and loosing?  The same hold true in a complex business world where both large and small organizations need the expertise that only special cross disciplinary teams can provide.  Every organization at one time or another encounters unique situations that require the help of a special project team, including:

• Taking on a special research project
• Opening a new facility
• Relocating an existing facility
• Assimilating a new acquisition
• Restructuring or reorganizing a division
• Responding to an accurate problem or emergency
• Rebuilding an organization strategy
• Overhauling an operational or sales process

Because these teams are often temporary and have a finite task to achieve, it is vital to bring these special teams up to a level of high performance as quickly as possible.  Achieving desired performance can be challenging because of:

• Diverse personalities and interpersonal styles
• Internal disagreements, conflicts, and infighting
• Pressure and tension from customers or stakeholders
• Personal agendas and different priorities
• Tight deadlines and schedules
• Ambiguous deliverables
• Extremely complex problems

Because of the intensity and importance of this work, it is common for teams to struggle to get the traction and performance necessary to solve tough problems. 

Custom Solutions for Special Project Teams
Special project teams often require unique interventions, coaching or learning solutions to meet specific, and sometimes complex, requirements.  The goal, when creating a custom solution, is to efficiently develop an effective and affordable solution that builds a sustainable, high-performance culture within your special team.  Our custom solutions are designed around four key phases that include specific and vital steps to ensure that the solution provided to your project team leads to positive long term results.

CMOE has a talented team of experienced professionals who have the ability to help special project teams develop direction, form a plan of action, create ground rules, process and facilitate interpersonal dynamics, and guide a diverse team to produce results and achieve high levels of performance in a short period of time.  Our consultants and facilitators have advanced degrees in both organization behavior and “real world” subject matter expertise in logistics, sales, operations, engineering, finance, and international business.  Contact us or call 1-888-262-2499 for more information about developing your special project team.