Cross-functional teams bring together specialists who often speak different professional languages and value different outcomes; this course builds the leadership skills to unite them around a common goal. Participants build a team charter for a real cross-functional team.
A cross-functional team is not simply a group of specialists in one room - it requires deliberate leadership to turn different disciplines, priorities, and working styles into a coordinated unit. This course covers building a team charter that clarifies purpose and ways of working, running effective cross-functional meetings, and translating between technical and non-technical team members so everyone stays aligned.
Participants practise resolving disagreements rooted in differing professional priorities, structuring decision rights when no single discipline has final authority, and keeping a cross-functional team accountable to shared, not siloed, goals.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Day 1: Chartering the Cross-Functional Team
Day 2: Translating Across Professional Languages
Day 3: Meetings That Produce Decisions
Day 4: Conflict Rooted in Competing Priorities
Day 5: Sustaining Collaboration Across the Life Cycle
Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training is for anyone accountable for results delivered by specialists who report elsewhere — where influence matters more than line authority.
Participants who complete the five days receive a Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, recognising their ability to charter a cross-functional team, structure decision rights across disciplines and lead collaboration through a full project life cycle.
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training programme, you'll be able to build a team charter that clarifies purpose, roles, and ways of working, run effective cross-functional meetings that reach real decisions, translate between technical and non-technical team members, and resolve disagreements rooted in differing professional priorities. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training is for anyone accountable for results delivered by specialists who report elsewhere — where influence matters more than line authority. Typical delegates include Project and programme managers running multi-discipline delivery teams, Product managers coordinating engineering, design, marketing and commercial input, Engineering, IT and technical leads working alongside non-technical stakeholders, Operations and process improvement leads convening staff from several departments, Matrix managers whose team members hold a functional reporting line, Change and transformation leads assembling temporary task forces, and Functional heads (finance, HR, quality, supply chain) representing their discipline on joint teams.
Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training is scheduled in-classroom in Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training runs on a rolling cohort basis, so a new intake is always coming up. Pick your preferred format and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" to reserve your seat — confirmation follows once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion for Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Leading Cross-Functional Teams Training can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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