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Discovery Approach
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Created: 11/17/07
Last Edited: 11/17/07
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From: John Caswell's Portfolio
D1. Discovery
Purpose: Building alignment and framing the problem. See Group Partners
Usage: This framework is deployed at the start of all engagements, ideally via an interactive team session. It is important that we establish a common context for the organisation at the executive level and agree shared objectives. This ensures that when we start developing / refining the strategy we will all be working to a common and consistent goal. It can feel to the organisation like a backwards step but in the majority of occasions the exec is never as aligned as they believe themselves to be and quite often we discover that they rarely enjoy the opportunity for strategic cross functional discussion and perspective sharing.
Pre-requisites: There must be a clearly stated Exam question to start the assignment
Approach: This requires a one-day workshop with GP conducting (if possible) some pre reading and background research in advance of the session. In some cases a survey will be undertaken to get a wider perspective that we will achieve in the workshop. During the workshop the team will be guided through 11 modules that together form the Discovery Framework. Underpinning these modules is a proven business logic that ensure we consider the problem from a complete and objective perspective.
Critical Success Factors: It is critical that the right people are in attendance. All involved must be active participants and have a stake in the outcome. A fully represented organisation provides the best context and a much greater chance of framing the right problem.
Neutrality and Objectivity. Subject matter experts will rarely be invited to this stage of the approach. We must first establish the problem that we are trying to solve and it is not unusual for the brief to change as a result of completing Discovery.
Outcome: Alignment, Context and Direction to take forward to the Development Phase.
There can be a requirement to drill into certain areas if we discover that we are missing vital context but typically we will gain enough insight and clarity to move into Development soon after this workshop.
Line of Sight: The context against which we will consider our strategy.
Purpose: Building alignment and framing the problem. See Group Partners
Usage: This framework is deployed at the start of all engagements, ideally via an interactive team session. It is important that we establish a common context for the organisation at the executive level and agree shared objectives. This ensures that when we start developing / refining the strategy we will all be working to a common and consistent goal. It can feel to the organisation like a backwards step but in the majority of occasions the exec is never as aligned as they believe themselves to be and quite often we discover that they rarely enjoy the opportunity for strategic cross functional discussion and perspective sharing.
Pre-requisites: There must be a clearly stated Exam question to start the assignment
Approach: This requires a one-day workshop with GP conducting (if possible) some pre reading and background research in advance of the session. In some cases a survey will be undertaken to get a wider perspective that we will achieve in the workshop. During the workshop the team will be guided through 11 modules that together form the Discovery Framework. Underpinning these modules is a proven business logic that ensure we consider the problem from a complete and objective perspective.
Critical Success Factors: It is critical that the right people are in attendance. All involved must be active participants and have a stake in the outcome. A fully represented organisation provides the best context and a much greater chance of framing the right problem.
Neutrality and Objectivity. Subject matter experts will rarely be invited to this stage of the approach. We must first establish the problem that we are trying to solve and it is not unusual for the brief to change as a result of completing Discovery.
Outcome: Alignment, Context and Direction to take forward to the Development Phase.
There can be a requirement to drill into certain areas if we discover that we are missing vital context but typically we will gain enough insight and clarity to move into Development soon after this workshop.
Line of Sight: The context against which we will consider our strategy.
A Discovery Framework. Step One in 4D
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