ProjectEDGE and Edgewater utilize a self-directed "partnering" team structure in which team members are expected to provide their own direction within the parameters established by the function, budget, and cycle time required by the customer's business case. Such a team structure provides the mechanism for using Total Quality Management, Partnering, Value Engineering and Convergent Engineering to the best possible advantage.

A Self-Directed Team encourages and develops communication skills to expand knowledge of the issues and the operating environment in which the solutions must work. By drawing from their expanded knowledge, the Team converges quickly on the most appropriate solution by discussing and testing their solutions. The technique overcomes the risk of building a facility that does not meet the objectives of the customer. By discussing the design concepts before committing them to paper, the Team can efficiently modify them to fit the actual operating need. Self-Directed Teams develop a genuine interest in the project because of the opportunity to shape the result. Their consensus decision-making leads to a final product that represents their interests while accomplishing the customer's mission for that facility. "What can be better than taking pride from having helped develop the right solution and doing so within the project's constraints?"

ProjectEDGE manages the development process from the inception of a project and the creation of the Business Case, establishing the need, through the management of design and construction into occupancy.