Shelving mirrors the three
stages of any project: gather the information, organise it through trial and
error, then execute against the clock with no second chance. Beautifully made
in birch ply.
The problem it solves
Plans fail at the hand-off
between planning and doing. Teams gather information without agreeing how
they'll gather it, classify it in ways only one person understands, and then
discover the gaps at exactly the moment they can least afford to. Shelving compresses
that whole arc into 50 minutes and makes the cost of poor preparation immediate
— and it highlights how much individual contributions matter to whether the
group's task succeeds.
Who it's for
- Project teams and PMO functions
- Operational and front-line staff as well as senior management — it works at both levels
- Facilitators covering planning, strategy, implementation and rehearsal
- Teams that are about to start something they can only
do once
- Groups of 3 to 15, indoors, around a table or floor space
Shelving is a group
problem-solving Business Mirror that requires an initial strategy from
participants and strong teamwork to complete. It splits into three key stages
that reflect the planning process of any team-based project: the group decides
how it will collect information; it organises and classifies that information
through trial and error; and finally it completes a pressured, time-restricted
compilation exercise. The focus is on identifying manpower and resources well
enough to plan and implement a strategy that has to succeed first time and
without delay.
Because the constraints are genuine, the parallels with
workplace planning and decision-making are immediate.
Various learning outcomes and
skills are addressed.
Firstly, a group must decide upon a plan for collation of
information. Secondly, the group organises and classifies the collated
information through a system of trial and error.
Finally, the group must complete
a pressured, time-restricted compilation exercise.
Particular focus is upon
developing skills to identify manpower and resources sufficiently to plan and
implement a well-developed strategy that must succeed straight off and without
delay.
The nature of the task is to learn from experience: the genuine constraints
participants are under provide parallels with workplace planning and
decision-making procedures. It also highlights the importance of individual
contributions to group task achievement.
Shelving is particularly apt for
staff at operational level in any organisation as well as higher management
levels. It can be used in a variety of settings, is supplied with clear
instructions, and is easy to use and enjoyable for all participants. Shelving
is also part of the Quality Jam package.
Key learning outcomes
- Develops the skills needed for in-depth planning and underlines the importance of advance preparation
- Refines skills for projects involving trial and error, refinement and rehearsal before going live
- Illustrates how crucial accurate storage, recollection
and use of information is to any project team
- Identifies how different learning styles and
transferable skills apply to project development
- Encourages participants to set clear and achievable
objectives
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| Attribute name |
Attribute value |
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AUDIENCE
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Participants 3 -15 |
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TIME REQUIRED
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45 - 50 minutes plus review |
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AUTHOR
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Future Factory |
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