BuildYourCollaborativePlan

Atateammeeting,recallthecriticalsuccessfactorsofyourbestTeamExperiencesfromyourIndividualProfilesasyoudiscussyour
Goals(smallgandBIGG),Roles,Procedures&Relationships,usingthepromptsyouseebelow.Documentyourdiscussionand
agreementsbyfillinginthisCollaborativePlanTemplate,removingeachpromptasyourespondtoit,orusingtheblanktemplatethat
followsasaguide.Thetemplateexpands:useasmanypagesasyouneed.

TeamName:Albert,Andrea,Felix,Leslie,TejasDate:8/24/2016

Goals

Roles

Everyoneisresponsibleforbrainstormingandgeneratingideas.
TostartwedonthaveaLeadProjectManager,insteadeachdeliverablewillbefacilitatedbythepersonwhohasthemost
experienceinthatfieldandasdeterminedatthestartofeachphaseoftheprojectsprogresses.Thefacilitatorwill
determineofthedeliverablewilldeterminewillbeperformedinagrouporasindividualtasks.Teammembershave
experienceinthefollowing
o AlbertVoiceofcaution,verifyingsmallerpunchlistitemsrequirementsaremet
o AndreaStrategyPlanning,marketingplan,detailoriented
o FelixIdeageneration,DevilsAdvocate/realitycheck,productdevelopment/engineering,projectmanagement
o LeslieDataAnalysisandCustomerResearch,DigitalMarketing,PlanningOrganization,Research
o TejasProductDevelopment/Engineering,Planning,Websitedevelopment.
Theteamdependsoneveryonelistening,contributingideasandworkingtowardgoalsestablishedbytheteaminorderto
succeed.

Procedures

DecisionMakingMajorityrules,howeveralldissentshouldbevoicedandwillbelistenedto.Bothsideswilllistand
counterpoints.Notalldecisionswillbeunanimous,butgenerallyeventhoseopposedseethevalidityofthedecisionthe
majorityismaking.Thedecisionmakingprocessistomakeallteammembersunderstandthereasoningbehindthe
decision.
EffectiveMeetingsAndreahasexperienceinrunningmeetingsandwillbefacilitatingourmeetingstokeepthemontrack
andeffective.

Howmightweimprovethelogisticsofskiing?
Learnaboutstartups
Practicethinkingmoreoutsidetheboxandinnovativelybyusingtheframeworkofdesignthinking
Developaproductwelikeandwoulduse
Enjoytimetogether,buildafun,cohesiveteam

 DevilsAdvocateEveryoneshouldbeawareofoveragreementandstoptheconversationregularlytoplaydevils
advocate.Perhapsweshouldassignsomeonetospecificallyownthis?
Meetingroles:Andreawillbethefacilitator.Othermemberswillrotateasscribe,timekeeper,etc.
Communication
o FTF:MeetatdinnerbreakduringoperationsaboveFIFOandonlinemeetings.
o Typeoftechnology:Googledocsforshareddocuments,Hangoutsforconferencecalls,Slackforinstantmessaging
o Expectationsforresponsiveness:Deliverablesduebeforenextteammeeting;responsetimehasbeenhalfaday
o besttimetoworkThebesttimeforteamworkisatnightonweekdays.Mosttaskshavebeendoneindividually.
DeliverablesEveryoneshouldmakeitapointtoletothermembersknowofupcomingprojectdeliverablesanddeadlines.
Slackisagoodmediumtobringthatupwellinadvance(atleasttwodaysbeforethedeadline)sothatwegiveourselves
enoughtimetocomplete.

Relationships TeamDiversityWelearnedfromsharingourindividualprofilesthatwecomefromdiverseculturalandwork
backgrounds.Howeverourcareergoalsandaspirationsaresimilar.Intermsofskills,ourteamisaboutequallysplit
betweenbigpicturethinkersanddetailorientedmembers,thiswillbevaluableindifferentphasesofthedesignthinking
process.Wealsohavedifferentcommunicationstyles.Whendeliveringamessagewecanrangefromtooblunttotoo
tactful.
PsychologicallySafetyCreateanenvironmentwhereteammembersaresafeforfreelyexpressingtheirideasand
interpersonalrisktaking.Wewillneedtoengageeveryonesothatallvoicesareheard.Everybodyontheteamlikes
listeningtootherpointsofviews.Membersmightnotbesureabouttakingupcertainrolesandresponsibilitiesandwe
needtohelpeachotherout.Weallwanttolearnfromeachothersmistakesandcreateastrongteam.
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