picking your team

--- title: "Picking your team for a case competition" slug: "picking-your-team" type: "guide" excerpt: "How to build a balanced case team with the right roles, expectations, and working rhythm." difficulty: "intro" readingTime: 6 topics: ["team", "roles", "collaboration"] categories: ["guides"] publishedAt: "2025-12-22" updatedAt: "2025-12-22" ---

A great case team balances skills and working styles. The best teams agree on how they will work before they start.

Core roles to cover

• Research and data
• Synthesis and storytelling
• Slide design and polish
• Project coordination

Questions to ask before you start

• How many hours can everyone commit?
• How will decisions be made?
• Who owns the final narrative?

Set the working rhythm

Agree on daily check-ins and a shared workspace. Misalignment here causes most last-minute chaos.