Before starting up a team to handle a big contract with a new client, the team leader identified the most important skills and expertise that the team would need, and then staffed the team with this expertise. This meant putting employees from production, marketing, finance, and sales on the team. You want to find a way to reduce the waste your company generates so you create this type of team. This type of team is particularly difficult to implement because it requires specific self-management and team skills that many employees lack.

a. Cross-functional team refers to the group of people that has different functional expertise whom work tomorrow together towards a common goal. It basically includes all the employees in an organization.

b. Problem Solving Teams are the team that's formed in an organization in order to solve a particular problem. Since the company wants to find a way to reduce the waste that's generated, this team was formed

c. Self-directed work team is a team that's made up of people who combine their skills, experiences and talents together and work without being supervised in order to achieve a common goal. This type of team is particularly difficult to implement because it requires specific self-management and team skills that many employees lack.