How to assemble a winning team

How to assemble a winning team

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  How to assemble awinning team Blagoj Kjupev CIO at IT Labs
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  A lucky team? Isit a pure luck or there’s something else in play? There are many approaches how to set a good team
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  What is awinning team? Makes money? Makes world impact? Makes you/team happy? A team moving towards and achieving defined Goals
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  Team setup “influences” Idea/Projectphase Budget Time Required resources/technologies
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  Project team planning Budget/Time Resources Goals Methodology Risks/Opportunities
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  Team players Proper background knowledge Teamplayers synergy No residual “bad blood” from prior collaborations Get all the required profiles
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  Team Overture Set team goals •Clear expectations from anyone Role clarification • Everyone knows his position and responsibilities • Friends are friends, business is a business Problems • Have Plan B/C for most of the team issues Relations/Collaboration/Communication models For big achievements, split the goals • Set smaller achievable goals • Define big strategy, expose tactics
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  Project ongoing Initialize according toplan A Monitor -> Adjust Measure -> Compare to plans Adjust • React fast, be severe when needed • Execute plan variants B/C/D… • Fix “broken windows” Ask, improve, give appreciation Relax Execute…
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  Team Setup Samples Six thinkingroles/modes The “surgeon” approach
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  Six thinking roles/modes Encouragediversity Make collaborative tension among team Have persons to challenge most of the ides/proposals to reach better solution The six roles: • White: Data and Analysis • Green: Creativity/Ideas • Blue: Decision making • Red: Instinct/Feeling • Yellow: Optimist/Positive • Black: Judgement
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  Six thinking roles/modesproperties Challenges Benefits How to control/ overcome challenges • Creates open arena for brainstorming • Decisions are taken slowly • Easy transition towards chaotic behaviour • More through decision making • Almost everyone agrees with the decisions • Lower probability for failure • Diversity • Define limitations • Agree on timeline • Agree on who takes precedence in which situations
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  The “surgeon” approach Full focuson small set of goals to reach the final goal All the members are set to support the main person Have diversity skillsets among team members Make excellent and detailed plan for all the small steps Great approach for repetitive projects/goals
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  Challenges: • Focus toone and only one goal • Requires excellent planning • Lack of flexibility Benefits: • Decision are taken faster • Focus of the whole team is to achieve the goal set How to control/overcome challenges • Have backup plans • Start team “training” to work together on easier projects • Have “spare” team players The “surgeon” approach
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