In my last blog post, I talked about a breakthrough in kicking off a new project. Thanks to that pivotal two day kickoff meeting, people started to value what the project might do for them. They started to understand the point of view of people in other functions and work locations. Relationships and trust were strengthened. Everyone, at least to some degree, seemed to be coming together on a vision and on many specific goals.
But we can't just feel warm and fuzzy because we have new feelings of collaboration and alignment and because we sort of know where we want to go. Yes, that feels good. But who will do what and when? How will we review action plans, review results, and adjust the plans? How will we measure success? How will we report results to our sponsors? How will we ask for help when we run into barriers? This week, the chess game begins.
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