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Team Alignment Mapping: The Forward Pass
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Intermediate Provider : Barry Davis 7 Lessons · 18m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
Successful teams begin their projects by setting a mission to define their purpose and values. There are many advantages to clarifying your mission, including team cohesion, engagement, and focus. It’s also recommended that teams set a period or timeline. This period can instill a sense of responsibility and urgency. Filling out the Team Alignment Map helps teams see the big picture to plan their project, reduce risk, and save resources. How do you develop a challenging mission statement and help your team understand their why? How can you set your team up for success?
In this Team Alignment Mapping: The Forward Pass course, you will learn how to complete the Team Alignment Map chart. This involves identifying the project, mission, and timespan of the project. You will also learn how to identify the objectives, commitments, resources, and risks. Completing this chart as a group is key to improving your team’s engagement and efficiency. By the end of this course, you will have the tools to lead your team to success.
What You'll Learn
- Complete the Team Alignment Map chart for your project
- Identify the project, mission, and period (timespan)
- Set joint objectives and establish joint commitments
- Evaluate joint resources and develop a substantive resource checklist
- Identify joint risks and analyze ways to reduce risks and save resources
Key Takeaways
- Successful teams begin projects by setting a mission to define their purpose and values.
- Clarifying the mission offers advantages including team cohesion, engagement, and focus.
- Setting a period or timeline can instill a sense of responsibility and urgency.
- Filling out the Team Alignment Map helps teams see the big picture to plan their project, reduce risk, and save resources.
- Completing the chart as a group is key to improving the team's engagement and efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in this course?
You will learn how to complete the Team Alignment Map chart, which involves identifying the project, mission, and timespan, as well as identifying the objectives, commitments, resources, and risks.
Why should a team complete the Team Alignment Map?
Filling out the Team Alignment Map helps teams see the big picture to plan their project, reduce risk, and save resources, and completing it as a group is key to improving the team's engagement and efficiency.
What topics do the lessons cover?
Lessons cover an Introduction, Announce the Mission and Period, Set the Joint Objectives, Establish the Joint Commitments, Evaluate the Joint Resources, Identify the Joint Risks, and a Test Your Knowledge section.
What will I be able to do by the end of the course?
By the end of the course, you will have the tools to lead your team to success.
