Which Is NOT an Advantage of Cross-Functional Teams

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an advantage of cross-functional teams?

• A) flexible, efficient deployment of personnel and resources to solve problems as they are discovered
• B) improved coordination when people from different functions come together to work on a project at the same time, rather than working on it sequentially
• C) decrease in communication barriers, due to the functional diversity of the members, because each function usually has its own jargon and ways of thinking about things
• D) ability to view a problem or challenge from different perspectives, rather than from only a narrow functional viewpoint

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