The Tasks of Interdependence

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There are three types of task interdependence, such as Pooled, Sequential and Reciprocal. The Pooled interdependence, for each organizational department or component performs totally independent functions. While departments may not directly interact with each other in the pooled interdependence model, each does supply individual pieces of the same overall system. For Sequential interdependence, it takes place when one unit in the all-inclusive procedure creates an output that is required for the next unit. And for the Reciprocal, interdependence is similar to sequential interdependence in that the output of one division becomes the input of another, with the addition of being cyclical. “Pooled interdependence is perhaps the loosest form of the three.”(Murray & Media, 2014) An example at SRC is where they have three teams that need to work together to give support to the product that was delivered to the customer. One team (testing) will often get reports about any hardware, software issue and will attempt to help or mitigate any issue the customers have with systems delivered. Team ...

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