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Not Every Project Requires a Team

Project Work

Not every project we are assigned requires a team to accomplish it. In the right situations, not having a team to complete the projects certainly saves work in managing the team and keeping them engaged. There are some projects that can be successfully concluded if a group of individuals fulfill the tasks they are assigned.

For example, projects that…

  • Require specialists to complete tasks independently
  • Have no critical timeline for completion and can be worked on by individuals as needed
  • Are similar year after year, such as updating a marketing plan for a product line

…do not require a team to complete them. By not using a team approach to complete every project, organizations are increasingly likely to accomplish more initiatives during a given year. Any project that requires individuals to complete tasks without relying on each other to get those tasks completed do not require a project team. By enabling for project teams only when truly needed to accomplish a project, you reduce the workload of teams (less shuffling from initiative to initiative) and reduce the time the project manager has to spend in engaging a team.