COLLABORATIVE TEAMS
 
Collaboration is such a positive word and everyone says they believe in it, but companies are built with silos of departmental competition and organizations compete actively against each other for budget and resources.  Increasingly, cross-organizational teams find themselves in situations where they must balance collaboration and competition within the same business.

This course is currently offered as a 1-day workshop.  Ask about our customization options.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Individuals attending this session are involved in one or more of the following areas:

  • Increasing the effectiveness of projects.
  • Reducing the politics that stagnate project progress.
  • Managing multiple agendas of cross-organizational project work.
WHAT THE SESSION PROVIDES
Through simulations, case studies, and discussions, students in this session will experience how collaboration and competition can coexist to increase the effectiveness of organizational teams.  Our experienced facilitators will lead you through, step-by-step, how to implement a strategy to manage both the competition, and collaboration needed, for your project teams to survive and thrive.
 
WHAT PARTICIPANTS LEARN
After attending this session, the participants will be able to:

  • Reduce the politics that stagnate project success.
  • Manage the multiple agendas of cross-organizational project work.
  • Manage competition within a collaborative structure.
  • Identify the costs and benefits of collaboration and competition.
  • Create a strategy to manage the complexity of project work.
  • Create a plan to manage the communication needs of cross-organizational projects.
  • Clearly define the current status and create a plan to move toward the desired state of project collaboration.

 

 

 
UNIT 1
 What is Collaboration?
  • What is Collaboration?
  • Communication and Trust
  • How Can We Improve Project Communication?
  • How Can We Improve Bi-directional Trust?
UNIT 2
 Why Do Projects Fail?
  • Fixes that Fail
UNIT 3
 Where Do We Want to Be?
  • Important Values
UNIT 4
 Creating a Flexible Structure
  • Describing Multiple Futures
  • Lessons Learned
  • Personal Action Plan
Bibliography
 Exercises