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A manufacturer brings together staff from production, finance, marketing and IT for six months to launch a new product, after which members return to their own departments. Which type of team is this?

This is a cross-functional project team. It brings together members from different departments, such as production, finance, marketing and IT, for a specific temporary task. Members then return to their home departments, unlike a permanent functional team made up of staff from a single department.

  1. AVirtual team
  2. BCross-functional project teamCorrect
  3. CSelf-managed work team
  4. DFunctional team

Explanation

The team draws members from several departments for a defined, temporary purpose, which is a cross-functional project team. A functional team would contain members from one department only. Nothing indicates the team works remotely (virtual) or runs itself without a manager (self-managed).

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