Identify a situation that you are currently in at school, at work, or in some other formal organization that has cross-functional elements or departments to it. Analyze the situation in terms of the key guidelines for managing cross-functionally as presented in this section. Find specific ways in which the situation is being managed well, as well as problems. When you identify a problem, try to determine its specific source(s). Be specific, don't just say "Meetings do not accomplish anything." Try to determine the cause of the problem: Are goals unclear? Are the wrong people attending the meeting? Was an agenda distributed in advance?, etc. As you work on your analysis, keep in mind the importance of providing evidence to support your claims about problems and making connections to (Module 2) theory to support any recommendations you might make. List at the end your most important recommendations