Who prepare the PERT diagrams who is responsible for their integration?

Answer 1

If you look at the Fortune 500 companies or any successful organization today, most are realizing the necessity of team work. It is critical for the stability and survivability of organizations. There are books upon books written on this subject, too much to discuss within a forum like this. Still, lets take a look at want team work actually means - at least in part. The first we notice is that there is no "I" in the word TEAM. It is a cooperative effort where leaders must promote a mentality of team and organizational interest, rather than self-interest. In other words,its working through "synergy." Synergy is the only concept I know of where 2 + 2 = 5. What this means is that synergy is the notion that four individuals can accomplish more working as a team then if they were to work independent of each other. What successful organizations are doing today, is developing internal teams (Team Building). Each team is made up of individuals with an expertise of their own. The teams are Multi-leveled (so each level from management to front-line employees within the organization are represented), Multi-cultural (it terms of organizational culture), and Cross-functional. There is one individual who is assigned as "Team Leader." It is the team leader who is responsible for keeping team members on tract and in appropriate alignment with the overall organizational goals and objectives, in addition to organizing, gathering information, keeping order, maintaining a team charter, etc. The team works through mutual respect for the opinions of other team members, developing a mentality of commonality (common purpose, common cause), and strict dependency on each other. Camaraderie is critical to the success of any team. In order to promote this concept within an organization, you must have 100% commitment from senior leadership. This is not always easy especially where there is a well ingrained traditional way of thinking. In other words, you may have to sell the concept, and show senior leadership the benefit of team building, and what it means in term of business value. In order to do this effectively, you must be well read on the subject. There are many books and articles on this subject and its well worth the effort. Now, even if you can't sell it to senior leadership at this time, you can certainly start to develop the concept on your level. Viper1