What are the biggest challenges in managing cross-functional teams for hardware projects?
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Matterport Sr. Director of Product Management • January 28
Teams working in silos can be one the main challenges in HW projects. This can be Engineering vs manufacturing or supply chain or logistics or marketing. The success depends on teams that are 100% aligned with the goals of the business.
Be sure to keep clear lines of communications. Engage functional leaders to make sure that they are all aligned with the business objectives, timelines. It takes a village to build a HW product and launch it. No job is small and everyone makes a difference. Make sure that everyone knows this.
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