Dealing with Team Structures and Leadership.

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INTRODUCTION When dealing with the management of an organisation's resources, it is essential to establish a strategy for supporting the project structures with appropriate team structures and leadership style. A necessary consideration is to identify how human resources may affect the progress of the project and whether a specific plan must be in place. There are three very important aspects of project management that relate to the way the human resources are structured and organised in a project, and we will discuss them in this chapter. It is critical to be in control of the way a project addresses issues relating to: * team formation * role allocation * Leadership. A. ORGANISING SUITABLE TEAM STRUCTURES When putting together a project team, we must be absolutely clear of the role that this team must fulfil. We need to determine the strategic decisions that must be made for the teams to be structured in such a way that ensures: * achieving the project objectives * working efficiently towards the project deliverables * dealing with any project tasks and team-related problems * communicating effectively * performing according to the project plan * engaging in decision-making and problem solving * Supporting the project stages and allocated activities. These are only some of the benefits to a project that may be achieved by putting together the right team. However this is not a simple task, and making sure that the requirements for team structure are identified is a necessary first step. Criteria Affecting the Team Role The process of creating a project team should begin by identifying the role of the team. For certain project types, the team role can be defined by determining the scope of the project