Strong teams don’t just happen. They are made. Program managers have responsibility for teams on multiple levels and have to make sure that project managers are capable of building strong teams.

Identify Teams _______________________________

Before you can build a strong team, you must identify what one is. The worst mistakes and problems are the ones that begin with “We didn’t think about.…” That’s why the program manager needs to think about all the possible teams, internal and external, connected to the program. People take pride in being part of a team, but if no one identifies or recognizes the team, people find it difficult to participate or to have pride in being involved.

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