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How to assemble
a winning team
Blagoj Kjupev
CIO at IT Labs
A lucky team?
Is it a pure luck or there’s something
else in play?
There are many approaches how to set a
good team
What is a winning team?
Makes money?
Makes world impact?
Makes you/team happy?
A team moving towards and achieving defined Goals
Team setup “influences”
Idea/Project phase Budget
Time
Required
resources/technologies
Project team planning
Budget/Time
Resources
Goals
Methodology
Risks/Opportunities
Team players
Proper background
knowledge
Team players synergy
No residual “bad blood” from
prior collaborations
Get all the required profiles
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
Project ongoing
Initialize according
to plan 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…
Team Setup
Samples
Six thinking roles/modes
The “surgeon” approach
Six thinking roles/modes
Encourage diversity
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
Six thinking roles/modes properties
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
The “surgeon”
approach
Full focus on 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
Challenges:
• Focus to one 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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How to assemble a winning team

  • 1. How to assemble a winning team Blagoj Kjupev CIO at IT Labs
  • 2. A lucky team? Is it a pure luck or there’s something else in play? There are many approaches how to set a good team
  • 3. What is a winning team? Makes money? Makes world impact? Makes you/team happy? A team moving towards and achieving defined Goals
  • 4. Team setup “influences” Idea/Project phase Budget Time Required resources/technologies
  • 6. Team players Proper background knowledge Team players synergy No residual “bad blood” from prior collaborations Get all the required profiles
  • 7. 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
  • 8. Project ongoing Initialize according to plan 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…
  • 9. Team Setup Samples Six thinking roles/modes The “surgeon” approach
  • 10. Six thinking roles/modes Encourage diversity 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
  • 11. Six thinking roles/modes properties 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
  • 12. The “surgeon” approach Full focus on 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
  • 13. Challenges: • Focus to one 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