The trend in most organizations is toward teamwork. For a general definition of teamwork, a description of the characteristics of successful teams, tips on team building, and more, visit home.nycap.rr.com/klarsen/learnorg/index.html. More specific information about IS project teams can be found in university course outlines at sites such as www.mce.be/events/740.htm or www.infosys.utas.edu.au/courses/units/BSA302.html. Information about building a project team--specifically, what to look for when selecting IS personnel, consultants, and business participants--can be found at www.itmweb.com/methd03a.htm. The article "It's a Brand-New Ballgame as Business Workers Fill IS Jobs" (www.idg.net/crd_business_9-52581.html) provides insight into team building when business managers join an IS project team. NASA Headquarters Library has an extensive reading list pertaining to project teams and teamwork at www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/ppm/ppm5.htm. Items on the list range from articles in Fortune magazine to books from the late 1980s and early 1990s, when corporations first began to recognize the importance of teamwork for successful project development.
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