Video Cliff Note #7: Virtual Space CPR
This week we are posting the video cliff note from chapter 6 on “Getting Deliverable Out The Door” by explaining the meaning and importance of administering and implementing CPR. In addition to the video clip we are attaching the link to the new article, Yael has recently written for IEE Technology and Society Magazine titled “Getting Deliverables Out the Door with Your Virtual Team – Administering CPR” where she explores the topic in more details.
Cliff Note # 7 focuses on CPR, a planned, systematic approach to keeping things on track so that small issues do not grow, derailing the team’s efforts. In order to move deliverables along, a relevant and comprehensive tool kit should to be designed in every virtual team. It is not an easy task given the paradox that exists in virtual workplace, which is the fact that both opposite approaches are needed in virtual workplace; a structure and flexibility.
CPR stands for C=Communication Plan, P= People Plan, R=Risk Management Plan: Below find a few virtual essential CPR tips from the book:
It’s important to develop the right Communication Plan by selecting the appropriate communication tools and processes. When doing that organize the criteria of your plan considering questions such as: who is the stakeholder? why to communicate? what needs to be communicated? when to communicate and how to communicate?
In order to successfully get deliverables out the door, it’s critical to engage the right people in the right way. CPR People Plan focuses on the internal people component. Learn about your team as much as you can. Mapping team key information helps in making informed decisions about maximizing their efforts. By observing how the team functions you can create the best circumstances for collaborative teamwork.
Before creating a Risk Management Plan every team manager should identify and analyze the possible “what if” scenarios thoroughly before deciding on priorities and assigning ownerships for risk strategies.
Ask these basic questions:
What could negatively or positively affect the project?
What is the likelihood that this situation will occur?
How will it impact the project?
What can be done to mitigate its adverse effects?
Chapter 6 of “A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams” explains each of the elements of CPR and gives the reader a workable plan to work with CPR. Many virtual managers have thanked Yael for setting them on the right path – and we hope you, too, will find something of value in these pages.
Virtual Teams Cliff Note # 6 – Virtual CPR. from Yael Zofi on Vimeo.
