Project Development for
Transnational Teams
Training August 24th-26th 2009 in Kosice, Slovakia
Training concept
Our experience working with project teams has proven, that the long
term success of a project depends often on how the project was
started.
This is why we designed a process concept for the kick off meeting.
In our training participants can experience the stages and acquire
knowledge about the essential steps in project management. Also we
will show how to use virtual tools to keep up the communication
between face to face meetings.
Who could benefit from this
training?
Target group:
European project managers and professionals
who work with transnational project teams
Gained competences:
• Project facilitation for kick of meetings (process and tools)
• How to plan and run a kick-off meeting for a European/transnational
project team
• How to integrate and align team members into a European/transnational
project team
• Tools for virtual collaboration
Possible future benefits
• Get involved into an European Innovation transfer project in the field of
transnational project facilitation
Benefits for the “Nico” project
• Get new ideas/content how to continue the project and
strengthen the partnership
• Get started on the Innovation transfer project
• Get new people involved in the partnership
Project
Development stages
Clarifying
Purpose and
Team
Alignment
Developing
Trust
Clarifying
Goals and
Commitments
Implementing
Processes
Sustaining
High
Performance
Prework
Task:
From your experience of managing or taking part in projects:
1.What are the success factors ?
2. How do you attain and drive these success factors?
3. What in your opinion is the differences between short term and long
term success?
Please send your answers to Kari and Juliane, so we can take
your experiences into account for the training:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Deadline 19th of August
Program 24th and 25th of August
Day 1
Introduction/Purpose of the training
Presentation of team members
Through the partner
Reflection
Map of Expectations, with post itsSee patterns emerge
12.30-14.00 Lunch
Reflection (expectations)
Day 2
Carussel
What do you remember?
High learning/low points?
What would you like to happen today?
Defining the goal of the project
Soziometric tools
Reflection
12.30-14.00 Lunch
Roles (defined by group)
In pairs (responsibility, requirements,
description, task, money, time, who checks)
Driving forces/Challenges
What can you contribute? What
Would you like to get out?
Reflections
Theory and research on
sustainable projects
Processes: How are we going to
collaborate? (Def.+ how and when to
review)
Create a checklist and Action road
map
Evaluation: August 26th
We will use the morning for the
evaluation of the training.
Follow up
Virtual training module:
Keep the energy high between meetings
We will show how to combine online collaboration software
with a virtual facilitation learning process
Time: 2 h (computer and telephone)
Date: Will be decided during the training days
Trainer team
Kari Österling and Mari Almgren from Stockholm, Sweden
have worked as facilitators for many years. Together they
have written a book on facilitation and they have developed
tools and methods for supporting their clients in driving
profitability. Their experience includes global organizations,
NGOs, Government and private enterprises and various large
EU financed development projects. They hold degrees in
Business administration, project management and pedagogy.
Juliane
Neumann
is
an
experienced facilitator and trainer
with a wide range of client groups
including high ranking political
officers as well as NGOs and
private sector. She holds a degree
in Political Science with a
specialization in organizational
development,
democratization
processes and diversity issues
Working with international teams
and networks she is dedicated to
introduce facilitation methods into
virtual environments to improve
global cooperation.