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Why is it important to consider diversity when selecting a project team?
How does team diversity assist in achieving the overall project goal?

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"In the project context, we need to start with the nature of the project itself--what problem or business opportunity the project needs to solve or improve?"

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Before I leap to an answer to this important question, let's think about what we mean by diversity. Diversity covers a range of ways in which people can be different: age, gender, ethnic background, social class, thinking style, temperament.

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