Teams: The Intersection of People and Organisational Structures in Integrated Operations

Abstract

The success and sustainability of the Integrated Operations (IO) initiative within the Oil and Gas industry is discussed in relation to the ways people work together and the organisational structures which support that work. Whilst collaboration has become a defining concept in the industry for optimal working, this chapter argues that other characteristics found in the concept of teamwork are of equal importance in achieving the aims of the IO project. Teams and high-performing teams can provide a framework for understanding how groups of people within the workplace can respond to the dynamic environments of the oil and gas industry and fulfill the objectives of IO. The chapter presents some tactics for creating high-performing teams within this domain and presents two case studies to show the importance of teamwork in realizing the goals of Integrated Operations.