Critical packages to deliver success.

Teaming 4 Projects.

When you are setting up a multi-year/ multi-million dollar investment the team deserve to be given the chance to set themselves up for real success.

The core team that delivers your project need to start from a foundation of psychological safety and trust. They need a clear vision of what the project needs to deliver, a sense of the teams’ skills and capabilities, and to discuss how they will work together and with the business.

This package is built around the principles of social cognitive neuroscience, our knowledge of team dynamics and successful program/ project delivery and embedment.

This package involves:

• 1:1 interviews with your program sponsor, program/project manager, change lead, technical lead and business owner to build a sense of the skills, knowledge and capabilities that the leadership team bring

• either 2 x 1-day offsites or a series of virtual workshops to build a shared sense of;

  • the full scope and outcomes required of the program (project snapshot)

  • a profile of the leadership team (Elephant and Rider - strength-based team profile)

  • roles and ways of working (team charter)

  • how we’ll manage conflict

  • understanding the strategic business context

  • how we’ll work with the business, and

  • our project brand/ elevator pitch

Change Strategy Review

Reviewing your change approach through the lens of the Future of Work. This simple review point provides your change lead with an external benchmarking opportunity to see how your approach is comparing to what is happening in the market.

This package includes:

• 1:1 kick off deep dive with your change lead

• review of the change risk register

• 1-page feedback on core themes, potential gaps and benchmarking commentary

Define your communications strategy.

When your investment portfolio covers, multiple strategic priorities creating a clear line of sight between your strategic narrative and the programs and projects being stood up to deliver that vision will help your organisation create a sense of coherence and alignment between the vision of your executive leaders and the troops on the ground delivering the work.

Building a strategic narrative, key messages and a coherent, integrated approach to your program communications is essential.

This package involves:

• Review of and alignment to your organisational values and mission·vision·purpose

• Review of messaging for other strategic priorities

• Up to 5 1:1 interviews with critical stakeholders (sponsor, leader of key impacted areas, head of corporate communications, PMO/ Change lead

• Program/project logo/ branding identity

• 1 first draft, 1 round of feedback, 1 final draft

Executive Coaching package

Whether you are an experienced change leader or relatively new to the game of being a business owner or program sponsor having someone to check-in and help you navigate the role effectively can be a great asset.

This package includes 5 x 1hr 1:1 coaching conversations including:

• Elephant/ Rider profiling - understanding your leadership style

• Your role as a Sponsor

• In the moment coaching support

Pulse check.

Large complex programs of change evolve over time. The context that they are operating in is constantly changing around them. As a consequence of this, it makes sense to run a pulse check at each stage gate of your program delivery lifecycle. This enables the team to make any course corrections if needed.

This package involves:

• 1:1 Interviews with program/project leadership team (Sponsor, program director, change lead, technical lead, business owner)

• Team debrief and revisit of scope and deliverables

• Environmental scan and approach to agree on any required course adjustments

• Pulse report - including project governance risk indicators