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                              TechTeam Global, Inc.
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                        Costa Brava Partnership III, L.P.
                             Roark, Rearden & Hamot
                                  Seth W. Hamot
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On May 4, 2006, TechTeam Global, Inc. released a press release regarding an
agreement between TechTeam Global, Inc. and Costa Brava Partnership III, L.P. A
copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.

SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
RELATED TO SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY TECHTEAM GLOBAL, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS OF TECHTEAM GLOBAL, INC. FOR USE AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING (A)
WHEN AND IF THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
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PROXY SOLICITATION, AND (B) WHEN AND IF COMPLETED, A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
AND A FORM OF PROXY WILL BE MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS OF TECHTEAM GLOBAL, INC. AND
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Nasdaq-NM -- "TEAM"
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Thursday, May 4, 2006

TechTeam Global and Costa Brava Partnership Reach Accord on Unity Slate of
Nominees to TechTeam's Board of Directors


     o    TechTeam to nominate four directors recommended by Costa Brava; all
          for one-year terms
     o    TechTeam announces annual shareholders' meeting to be held June 14th


SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, May 4, 2006...TechTeam Global, Inc. ("TechTeam" or "the
Company"), (Nasdaq: TEAM), a worldwide provider of information technology
outsourcing services, and Costa Brava Partnership III, L.P. ("Costa Brava"), a
Boston, Massachusetts-based private investment fund and one of TechTeam's
largest shareholders, today announced that they have entered into a definitive
agreement which calls for a unity slate of eight directors to be nominated for
election to TechTeam's Board of Directors at the June 14, 2006 annual meeting.
Upon their election at the Company's upcoming annual shareholders' meeting, the
members of the unity slate will each serve for a one-year term on TechTeam's
Board.

TechTeam also announced that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company
will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2006.

The four nominees from TechTeam Global for the proposed unity slate of eight
directors include:
     o    William C. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of TechTeam
          Global. Mr. Brown started his current position February 16, 2006.
          Previously, he served as Vice President and head of IBM's Public
          Sector business transformation outsourcing ("BTO") in the Americas. In
          2004, he was Vice President and head of IBM's sales organization for
          BTO.

     o    General John P. Jumper (USAF Ret.). Gen. Jumper was named Chief of
          Staff of the United States Air Force in September 2001 by President
          George W. Bush. He held command posts with U.S. Air Forces in Europe
          and Allied Air Forces Central Europe. Prior to his assignment with the
          Joint Chiefs of Staff, he served as Commander of the Air Combat
          Command at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.

     o    James G. Roche, DBA. Dr. Roche served as the 20th Secretary of the
          United States Air Force from January 2001 through January 2005. For
          the three years prior to his Air Force service, he was the Corporate
          VP of Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector of Northrup Grumman
          Corporation. Dr. Roach is a retired Captain in the United States Navy
          with 23 years of service. He is currently a Director in the Orbital
          Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB).


     o    Also standing for re-election to a one-year term on the Company's
          Board of Directors is incumbent Richard R. Widgren.

The four nominees to TechTeam's Board of Directors advanced by Costa Brava
include:

     o    James Lynch. Mr. Lynch is a managing director of Draper Atlantic, an
          early-stage information technology venture capital firm. In addition,
          Mr. Lynch is a director of AppForge, a leader in enterprise
          multi-platform mobile and wireless application development solutions;
          a director of Induslogic, a leader in the market for outsourced
          software product engineering services; and a director of Group Logic,
          a developer of network workflow software products.

     o    Alok Mohan. Mr. Mohan is the non-executive Chairman of the Board of
          Directors of Rainmaker Systems, Inc., a leading provider of
          business-to-business sales and marketing services. Mr. Mohan is also a
          director of Crystal Graphics, Inc, a provider of 3D graphics software.

     o    Andrew R. Siegel. Mr. Siegel is a principal of Costa Brava and the
          founding member of White Bay Capital Management. Previously, Mr.
          Siegel was a member of DebtTraders, Ltd., and served as an investment
          banker with Deutsche Bank.

     o    Mr. Kent Heyman. Mr. Heyman is the Chairman of the Board and Chief
          Executive Officer of Powerhouse Technologies Group, Inc., a provider
          of mobile computing software. Mr. Heyman was the Chief Executive
          Officer of ServiceWare Technologies, Inc., a provider of customer
          relationship management software applications that is now known as
          Knova Software, Inc., from September 2001 to February 2005 and now
          serves as the company's Non-executive Chairman. Prior to joining
          ServiceWare, Mr. Heyman was a founding officer and General Counsel to
          MPower Communications, Inc., a competitive telecommunications
          provider.

Current directors of TechTeam Global not standing for re-election include the
current Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Kim A. Cooper; the founder and
former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Dr. William F.
Coyro, Jr.; Dr. Richard G. Somerlott, and Messrs. G. Ted Derwa, Wallace D. Riley
and Gregory C. Smith.

Commenting on today's announcement, Mr. Brown, stated, "We have reached an
equitable agreement with Costa Brava. This unity slate of directors has a strong
combination of excellent industry credentials, varied professional experiences,
and knowledge of TechTeam, which will actively enhance tangible value for all of
its shareholders. Between now and June 14th, the current board will work to
ensure an orderly transition of knowledge, duties, and responsibilities with the
new nominees. The Company is very grateful and appreciative to Dr. Coyro, Dr.
Somerlott, and Messrs. Cooper, Derwa, Riley and Smith for their years of
dedicated service to the Board and to the Company."


Also commenting on today's announcement, Seth W. Hamot, President of Roark,
Rearden & Hamot, LLC and General Partner of Costa Brava Partnership III, L.P.,
stated, "We are equally pleased with the agreement that we have reached with the
Board of TechTeam. We gratefully acknowledge the significant accomplishments
that the current board has made toward substantially enhancing the shareholder
value of TechTeam over the past several years. We also applaud the board for
recognizing the need to identify and retain a different talent set to take the
Company to its next level of success. We believe that the Board's search, led by
Mr. Derwa, made an outstanding choice of Chris Brown to serve as the Company's
new president and chief executive officer. We are confident that the unity slate
of directors will be able to work in partnership with Chris to continue
TechTeam's success and further create shareholder value." Hamot concluded, "We
applaud the board's willingness to agree, in the best interest of the Company's
shareholders, to this unity slate of director nominees. With the agreement that
we have reached, there is no further reason to pursue our litigation seeking the
books and records of the Company."

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

TechTeam Global, Inc. plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") and mail to its stockholders a Proxy Statement in connection with
its 2006 Annual Meeting, and advises its stockholders to read the Proxy
Statement relating to the 2006 Annual Meeting when it becomes available, because
it will contain important information. Stockholders may obtain a free copy of
the Proxy Statement and other documents (when available) that TechTeam files
with the SEC at the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Proxy Statement
and these other documents may also be obtained free from TechTeam by directing a
request to TechTeam Global Inc., Attn: Mr. Michael A. Sosin, 27335 West 11 Mile
Road, Southfield, Michigan 48034; telephone (248) 357-2866.

CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING PARTICIPANTS

TechTeam, its directors and named executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of TechTeam's security holders in connection
with its 2006 Annual Meeting. Stockholders may obtain information regarding the
names, affiliations and interests of such individuals in TechTeam's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and its proxy statement
that will be filed with the SEC within the next week.

To the extent holdings of TechTeam securities have changed since the amounts
printed in our proxy statement such changes have been reflected on Statements of
Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 and Initial Statements of Beneficial
Ownership on Form 3 filed with the SEC.


TechTeam Global, Inc. is a global provider of information technology and
business process outsourcing services. The Company's ability to integrate
computer services into a flexible, total single point of contact solution is a
key element of its success. Partnerships with some of the world's
"best-in-class" corporations provide TechTeam with unparalleled experience and
expertise in providing the following IT support solutions: help desk/call center
services, technical staffing, professional services/systems integration, and
training programs. For information about TechTeam Global, Inc. and its
outstanding services call 800-522-4451.
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Contacts:

TechTeam Global, Inc.                          Costa Brava Partnership III, L.P.
William C. Brown                               Lawrence E. Dennedy
President and Chief Executive Officer          Executive Vice President,
(248) 357-2866                                 MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
wbrown@techteam.com                            (212) 929-5239
-------------------                            ldennedy@mackenziepartners.com
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