Collaborative teams as the key to achieving successful projects

Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Sociology - Communication, grade: B+, UNITEC New Zealand, language: English, abstract: This essay will demonstrate the role of collaborative teams for the successful planning and execution of projects. Nowadays most companies around the globe implement projects to achieve their business goals. To achieve those successful business projects, however, it is necessary to have teams in the company. In the United States, for example, the majority of companies are using teams in their projects, regardless of whether the organisation is small or large. Furthermore, some surveys and researches have shown that the most important organisations in America are implementing the use of teams, for this reason it is common that 50 per cent of their workers are part of a team. The complexity and scale of some business projects requires to be executed by qualified personnel who need to form a team that can be able to successfully run these projects. On the other hand, the simple fact of having a team does not automatically guarantee the success of the project, there are many factors to take into account to achieve success, which is why it is essential to have a collaborative team.

Alfredo José López Severiche is a Colombian citizen and New Zealander. Alfredo is a PhD graduate from Auckland University of Technology (AUT). He has undergraduate studies in Advanced Computer Science and a postgraduate in Information Technology. Alfredo holds a Master's degree with honours in International Communication. Also, he holds a Master's degree in International Development. Additionally, he has studied many courses such as •Anthropology of Current World Issues. •Global Sociology. •Global Social Change. •Human Rights. •Solving Public Policy Problems. •Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change. •International Human Rights. •Understanding the Origins of Crime. •Foundations of Psychology. •Sociology. •Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. •Human Resources. •Cybersecurity Management. •The Challenge of Big Data, and others. His expertise is in Migration and Refugees Studies, Quality of Life, Human Rights and Biblical studies.