Workshops are an efficient way of bringing key stakeholders together in order to reach agreement, collaboratively. However, in order for workshops to be effective they need careful preparation, facilitation and follow-up. Our senior consultants offer this service in a number of areas including:
Mobilisation:
The start of a programme or project is the single most important phase, and although you might not be able to guarantee success you certainly can guarantee failure by starting badly. This facilitated workshop guides the team through the goals, scope, milestones, risks, issues and controls towards a first-cut Scoping Document that lays solid foundations for the rest of the programme or project.
Lessons Learned:
Arguably the second most important phase of a project is the post-project review, when lessons learned are captured and the knowledge that the project team has acquired is transitioned back into the business. This facilitated workshop provides a structured approach to identifying the things that went well, the things that didn’t, and what can be done next time to improve both future projects and the day-to-day knowledge in the organisation.
Our facilitation services are based on our core capabilities of:
- Outcome focus
- Ensuring everyone is working towards the same outcomes
- Scope control
- Keeping the workshop on-scope, without stifling creative input
- Consensus-based decision making
- Summarising decisions made collectively
- Unambiguous Responsibilities
- Clearly confirming who has taken responsibility for each action
The key benefits of our facilitation services are:
- Focus on the desired business outcomes and work needed to achieve them
- Thorough preparation and post-workshop de-briefing
- Business engagement, benefits oriented
- Immediate, focused actions with clear responsibilities