Pros and cons of Cross-functional Teams

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There is always the coming together of different members from various departments to make up the cross-functional teams .

The cross-functional teams helps with specific tasks that needs diverse inputs and expertise. The truth is that even though this team has its strengths but it is still dysfunctional.

So what are the pros and cons of Cross-functional Teams

The pros include

Greater speed of task completion
Since they're different people involved the business tasks will be completed in no time

Handle a varieties of projects
This is another good advantage many projects at be handled at a time since these involved people from different departments

Avenue of unconventional ideas
Like we all know that two heads are better than one. This means good business ideas would be raise.

cons

Takes a long duration for development of cohesion

One con is that it is not easy to coordinate people from different areas.
Challenging management
Management can prove to be challenging as caring for different nerds arise.


Differences can cause conflict.

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