cross-functional-team

Vocabulary Word

Definition

A cross-functional team involves people with different roles or specialties working together to reach a common goal. Imagine if members from different departments, like Marketing, IT, and Sales, collaborate on a company project.

Examples in Different Contexts

In a sustainability initiative, a 'cross-functional team' might bring together ecologists, urban planners, community organizers, and business leaders.

Practice Scenarios

Tech

Scenario:

Our software development process could benefit from diverse inputs. It would make sense to consider collaboration among different expertise.

Response:

How about we form a cross-functional team combining Coding, QA, and UX design specialties for our next development stage?

Business

Scenario:

We face challenges with product integration. Different departments seem to have difficulty understanding each other's objectives.

Response:

Let’s consider forming a cross-functional team which can work together to streamline the product integration.