Seven Steps
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Establish an Integrated Project Team
Define roles and responsibilities.
It is important that the members of the team understand what their roles and responsibilities are. Regardless of its representation, the team is responsible for ensuring that the acquisition:

  Satisfies legal and regulatory requirements.

  Has performance and investment objectives consistent with the agency's strategic goals.

  Successfully meets the agency's needs and intended results.

  Remains on schedule and within budget.

Learn more about roles and responsibilities See a roles and Responsibilities Matrix
Case study:How can a team approach affect a contracting officer? Check out the Department of Commerce CONOPS
See a Sample Project Agreement


Successful teams typically have a number of features: shared leadership roles, individual as well as mutual accountability, collective work-products, performance measures related to the collective work-product, and other ingredients.

In a team environment, the roles and responsibilities of the members blur and merge, often with striking results.

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