Establishing Core Team Buy-In
There are four important criteria for the evangelist and executive sponsor to consider as they begin assembling this core group: collective experience, attitude, effective communication skill, and ability to cope well in chaos.
Collective Experience. Experience is measured individually and as a team. In either case, important considerations when forming this group include:
Level of Authority. Effective steering teams have members at similar levels of authority within the organization who are willing to assign resources from their own teams to the project design effort and ho have earned confidence from the senior executive team.
Cross-Functional Relationships. An effective steering team member has built relationships over time instead of leaving a trail of “my way or the highway” casualties. The best contributors have a sense of the whole business works and have developed cooperative relationships with other functional leaders.