Becoming a multi-functional team

Four go-to plays that’ll foster a culture of shared understanding

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Building integrated programming is a team sport – which means it ain’t easy. Anyone who has tried to align cross-functional teams around the “what’s and why’s” knows just how hard it can be.

Finding areas of convergence between CCs/thematic can seem like a rabbit hole and sometimes it is easier to let Programme and Advocacy cover different ground, but we all know this is inefficient and waters down our impact.

Here’s a hand-picked collection of plays that’ll help build a shared understanding of your team’s goals and keep momentum high so your team is finding synergy (think 2+2=5), and more effective at delivering integrated programming.

Are you a…

  • An Area Programme Manager wanting to develop a common internal referral process, but needs to understand the programming synergy
  • Camp Manager wanting to ensure agencies are all thinking as one
  • Regional office wanting to work on cross-border collaboration
  • Head of a Programme wanting to ensure programming delivered by CC/thematics is interlinked.

Use this Game Plan to

  1. Identify current and potential synergy between those involved in delivering programming
  2. Keep teams focused on the integrated programming ambition
  3. Ensure stakeholders are informed of the team’s ambition level

GamePlan in action

A team's sticky notes from an offsite Restrospective.

A team's sticky notes from an offsite Restrospective.

A team's sticky notes from an offsite Restrospective.

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