India, Jan. 26 -- There's been a lot written about the importance of teamwork over the years. Entire books (and for some writers, entire careers) have been based upon what it takes to create synergy among disparate team members. But what business leaders often neglect to highlight is the importance of bringing the right peopletogether as a first step to generating great teamwork. For so many disciplines, having the right talent in the room is the critical first factor in determining team success. And this is particularly true with information technology teams. Here's why.

IT is notorious for being over time and over budget. The reason almost always boils down to not having the right people on the job, because IT departments often dive st...