Teams, sometimes called project teams, are a familiar sight in IT. It's a sure bet you have or will work on one during your professional career. You may know that working well on a team can contribute to your professional success. But what do you really know about working well on teams?

It's not so much that information about good team play is hard to find. In fact, the study of teams and team building has been a major topic in management literature since the world was flat. Well, maybe not that long! We think you will find this spotlight helpful if you're not feeling totally confident about what really constitutes a team, how to build a team, and some of the major issues concerning teams within organizations. In it, we collected Web sites and articles that will give you an overview of the subject, how they should function and how you can function effectively within their structure.