Team & Project Excellence Sprint

How does it work? Phases of your sprint

Together, we will go through 3 short, focused intervals: (1) Briefing & Discovery, (2) Co-Design & Develop, (3) Refine & Excel.

 1. Briefing & Discovery

In the Discovery and Briefing Sprint, we will set up the project, agree on success metrics, and design the team sprint experiences.

• Define & Algin: Initial design brief with main sponsor and stakeholders. Review of strategy and hard facts. Success Metrics Definition.
• Assess: Observe and assess current team collaboration. Design and conduct surveys, 1:1 interviews and focus group sessions. Observe team meetings. 
• Share Results: Strength-based review of current procedures, pain points, and opportunities with main stakeholders.

2. Co-Design & Develop

During the Co-Design & Develop Sprint, we will share the results of the strengths-based assessment and start working with your team(s). Together, we will develop new forms of collaboration and practice desired behavior. 

• Define: Define the challenges that need to be resolved.
• Discover: Discover strengths, values & behavior needed to succeed.
• Envision: Envision the most ambitious goals and results together. Commit to clear rules of engagement and collaboration parameters. 
• Develop: Develop provocative propositions as a team and commit to them. Create a roadmap & OKRs. Clarify responsibilities and create accountability.
• Design: Design a new operating system that naturally drives excellence, and practices desired behavior.
• Secure results, debrief - reiterate process as needed. 
• Consistently brief and work with top stakeholders and sponsors.

 3. Refine & Excel

During the Refine and Excel Sprint, we will observe team meetings again and finetune as needed. At the end of this phase, you will enjoy measurably improved team/project results and a scalable system. 

• Observe:  Observe team meetings and new operating model in action. 
• Finetune: Finetune as needed.
• Transfer/Scale: Capture results and suggest adoption models for bordering functions that can support the new system (e.g. hiring strategies, incentive, and development systems).   `

Which results can you expect?

• up to 15% faster goal attainment.
• alignment, motivation, and increased engagement.
• improved leadership and collaboration forms.
• new project and team vision, mission, and value commitment.
• workable project roadmap, role, and responsibility clarity.
• optimized, dynamic operating models. 
• teams that enjoy their work and focus on success. 
• unparalleled project results that drive your business strategy.

How much time must you invest? 

Our sprints typically take 4-12 weeks with differing levels of engagement intensity. At the beginning of the initiative, most work takes place on our side of the playing field as we review your hard facts and observe your meetings, current systems, and processes. Design sessions during the Co-Design Sprint are typically 2-4 hours for 2-4 iterations. The Co-Design Sprint typically calls for 1-2 additional sessions. All sessions will be designed to accommodate your busy schedule.