Simplicable Guide

55 Team Management Responsibilities

John Spacey, August 31, 2015 updated on March 19, 2023

Team management is the process of directing teams, processes and resources in order to achieve a mission, business function and set of goals. A team manager may be responsible for achieving objectives, delivering operational processes, making efficient use of resources and making sure that their team is productive and professional. The following are common responsibilities and functions of a team manager.

Achieve high organizational visibility	Allocate resources
Approve and track expenses	Assign and monitor action items
Build relationships across organization	Clear issues
Coach employees	Conduct interviews
Coordinate team building activities	Cultivate a productive team culture
Delegate authority	Develop and improve processes
Develop and sustain partnerships	Develop forecasts and estimates
Develop metrics and KPIs	Develop reports
Develop team policies	Develop team standards
Develop team strategies	Develop work procedures
Ensure compliance	Ensure safety
Ensure team meets commitments such as deadlines	Evaluate performance
Implement plans	Improve efficiency
Manage change requests	Manage communications and team messaging with executives
Manage contracts	Manage knowledge, documents and records
Manage low performance	Manage projects
Manage schedules	Manage stakeholder expectations
Manage stakeholder relationships	Manage team productivity and work assignments
Manage vendors	Manage work schedules
Measure performance	Monitor progress
Monitor projects	Monitor work quality
Negotiate contracts	Onboard employees and contractors
Organize and lead team meetings	Perform regular goal setting with team members
Plan and manage team budgets	Promote team value and accomplishments across your organization
Provide feedback	Provide support
Recruit talent	Resolve team conflicts
Set and communicate priorities	Talent retention
Train employees