Discussion Question : Functional Areas of Business

Many people refer to different business functional areas as silos, groups that do not communicate with one another.

Explain the importance of having good communication and work relationships between the functional areas of a business (i.e. marketing, operations, IT, etc.).

Reflect on experience(s) as part of an organization.

Describe an experience in which the functional areas of the organization worked together to produce a positive result, providing examples of areas that worked together.

Describe an experience in which the functional areas of the organization did not work well together, providing examples of the results.