A2 Types of Team
Temporary teams are formed for a specified time period to work on a particular task such as a project. For example, a collection of workers from different functions in food production company may be brought together to work on a new plant-based food alternative. A member of the marketing team may conduct research into trends in customer preferences, a member of the finance department may establish a budget and members of the production department may go through product development processes.
Permanent teams are the collections of people in a business who work together on an ongoing basis. For example, people may continually work in marketing, finance and production teams but be asked to work on temporary projects from time to time.
Remote or virtual teams are formed by a collection of people in different geographic locations being brought together to work on a shared project. Improvements to communication technology such as video conferencing (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google teams and Skype) have made it more feasible for this to be effective.
Vertical teams are organised so a team leader or manager sets objectives and priorities and is responsible for deciding actions to achieve goals.
Horizontal teams are organised so team members work together to decide objectives, priorities and actions to achieve goals
