McBer 咨询公司和Spencer提出了这种观点，认为绩效既不是产出的结果也不是表现出的行为，而是个体的潜在特点，它与一定条件下的优秀绩效成因果关系。对于项目团队来说，它都有一定的生命周期，如果个体潜在特点没有在其生命周期内显现出来，那么它对团队就毫无贡献。
可见绩效是一个非常复杂的概念，可以从不同的角度进行诠释，组织可以根据其战略目标、经营环境、内部政策进行解释，如在经营业绩非常糟糕的情况下可偏重于结果的观点。那么，什么是项目团队的绩效呢？

一 项目团队绩效及其模型
（一）项目团队绩效
（二） 项目团队绩效模型
二 项目团队绩效影响因素
（一） 项目团队绩效系统内影响因素
（二）项目团队绩效系统外影响因素
三 项目团队绩效影响因素模型
四 结论与展望

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