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Designing Meetings for CollaborationWebinar

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Introduction

Svetlana Mukhina

ICAgile ICP, ICP-ATF, ICP-BVA, PSM I

Agile and Career Coach at Luxoft Agile Practice

Experience: 12+ years in IT, Project and department management,

Computer Linguistics, Technical Writing, Quality Assurance

Interests: Project management, Agile transformation, Career and

performance coaching, Psychology

Hobbies: Horse riding, music, poker, travelling

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/svetlanamukhina

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Session Plan

Meeting Flow;

Meeting Design Checklist;

Questions to Sponsors;

Meeting Organizing Tools;

Video on graphic facilitation;

Do and Do not of graphic facilitation;

Meeting structure template and sample

Agenda

Facilitator Guide

Q/A

Attendance code

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Designing Meetings for Collaboration

Evaluate Design Conduct Document Evaluate

Decide

Evaluate

ExploreDiscussionBrainstormingMindmappingWorld CaféHand signalsRound Robin

Multi-VotingRome votingFist of FiveConsensus

Screening MatrixAffinity line

Pro/ConPareto analysis

Worst/Best analysisCartesian

coordinates

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Meeting Design Checklist

Prepare

• Define topic and goal • Work out agenda and

structure• List participants • Identify key

stakeholders/sponsors • Prepare agenda and

meeting structure• Set timings • Define tools and

techniques • Define input and output

documents• Arrange environment • Work out plan B

Conduct

• Opening• Introduce participants• Gather information• Explore meeting subject

matter and objectives• Evaluate resulted data • Make decisions• Closing

Follow-up

• Send minutes of meeting in the format of action items

• Track commitments• Inform about next events

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Questions to Sponsors

Purpose and Objectives

What is the primary purpose of this meeting?

 What are the desired objectives?

What decisions, if any, will be made at this meeting? How much can the group realistically expect to accomplish?How will you know it’s been successful?

Participants and Roles

Who are the group members?

What are the backgrounds of the individuals and organizations? What are the interpersonal dynamics?

Who will serve as the meeting leader?

Is the facilitator neutral and perceived as such? What decision making authority does the group have? Will there be other people helping?Will the appropriate people be present to finalize decisions?

Logistics

Where will the meeting be held?

Who is the contact person for logistical arrangements?

Is this the most appropriate location?

What kind of space, furniture, lightingWhat are the starting and ending times? Are there breaks?Have arrangements been made for food and beverages? Is any additional equipment needed?

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Meeting Organizing Tools

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Great Video on Graphic Facilitation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5DJC6LaOCI

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Graphic Facilitation: Accurate Printing

1. Write in capital letters 2. Write in straight letters 3. Write in plain letters

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Graphic Facilitation: Different Colors

1. Mono Means Monotonous2. Dark colors for general information 3. Bright colors for highlighting

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Graphic Facilitation: Plain Formatting

1. Bulleting 3. Margins 2. Outline

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Graphic Facilitation: Graphical Elements

1. Banners for

titles

2. Arrow for connections 3. Icons for animation

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Graphic Facilitation: Convenient Environment

1. Title flipchart

pages

2. Make sure people read what you write3. Add more more flipchart

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Drawing Banner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

YzsJRzZ9MP0

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Facilitating Full Participation Template

Explore

Evaluate

DecideO

pen C

lose

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Facilitating Full Participation Sample

6 Thinking Hats

Screening Matrix

Consensus

Trib

es

Actio

n Ite

ms [W

hat, W

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Wh

en]

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Warm-up: Tribes

A person stands out of the group and says 3 facts about oneself:

I’m Svetlana

I’m Agile coach

My team enjoy going to cinema

The teams join the person

High-five

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Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono

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Screening Matrix

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Consensus

Consensus is a group decision-making process in which group members develop, and

agree to support, a decision in the best interest of the whole. It has its origin in the

Latin word cōnsēnsus (agreement), which is from cōnsentiō meaning literally feel

together.

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Sample Agenda (LO 2.2.3)

The purpose of the technical workshop is to discuss, analyze and decide on the implementation approach for Phase II deliverables 10 00–10 20 Introduction

10 20-10 30 Warmup

10 30-11 30 What are the Phase II deliverables?

11 30-11 45 Break

11 45-12 30 What are known implementation approaches for the deliverables?

12 30-1 00 What parameters of the deliverables should be taken into account?

1 00-2 00 Lunch

2 00-2 30 What are the risks of discussed implementation approaches?

2 30-3 30 What is the final list of chosen implementation approaches?

3 30-3 50 Break

3 50-4 30 What are our next steps?

4 30-4 50 Who will be responsible for the next steps?

4 50-5 30 Q/A and closing

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Facilitator Guide (LO 2.2.3 )

It is document that presents information for a facilitator about how to prepare to deliver professional facilitation service to groups and individuals.

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