2.1.5 Establish Sourcing Team Rules

A set of team rules or a team charter is a useful tool for sourcing teams. Such a charter would define the objectives of the team, its code of conduct, milestones, scope of work and activities, key success criteria, measures, and deliverables.

Where sourcing team members have not worked together recently, team building activities are considered useful. Such activities can be used to help develop the team charter, improve trust and honesty within the team, and foster team alignment.