It must develop and survive without a powerful sponsor.

Survival is not generally tied to the career path of a champion but is often highly dependant on quickly becoming demonstrably successful.

Internal cooperation with other units must be earned, which takes time.

Staffing up takes time; career paths (or lack there of) are not usually evident at the beginning.

A positive record of successes is often critical to widespread acceptance, so as a result, the unit may not be given time to mature.

The future market for the unit's services is often unclear. At the beginning it is usually a part of a unit and not at the center of decision making.

The new unit usually must "sell" the need for its services to other units within the company.

The name given the unit often reflects a previous mission, such as Information Support.

Funding is initially available if this is an expansion of an existing unit's functions. However, the unit must fight for additional and separate funding as it develops.

The unit usually does not face an immediate opportunity to be involved in policy making.

It takes some time for the unit's neutrality (or lack thereof) to be discerned.