Monsanto SAS
Consulting
Project
Recommendations
Presented to:
Madame Alexandra Cadet
Chef de Projects Colza France
Oil Seed Rape Projects Manager
Business Goals
• Increase market share
• Expand product offerings from seeds to
seeds & services
• Sustainability
• Compliance with EU regulations
Consulting Project Scope:
Improve Team Effectiveness
Project
Teams
Steering
Committee
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Project Teams:
Motivation & Involvement •
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•
Information:
External
Partnerships
Strengthen Steering Committee
Current Project Team Membership
Team Charter
Project Team Life Cycle
Team Effectiveness Review
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Virtual Teams Best Practices
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•
What – Why – Who - How
Partnership Model
Access & Distribution
External
Partnerships
Approach
Steering
Committee
Project
Teams
External
Partnerships
Cross-Functional Team: A group of individuals,
united under a common purpose, who cooperate
to bring diverse skills together to create,
produce, or deliver products or services for
which they are mutually accountable.
Strengthen Steering Committee
Build SC
Charter
Long
Term
Strategy
Periodic
Reviews
Recruit
Project
Teams
Steering
Committee
Select
Project
Team
Leaders
Define
Project
Goals
Identify
Projects
Current Project Team Membership:
A Cross-Functional Team
COMMERCIAL
LEAD
Project
Manager
Supply
Research
TechDev
Sales
Marketing
CS
CrossFunctional
Team
Best Practices and Tools
Monsanto Charter Template
Background
Members
Mission/Objectives
Key Deliverables
Boundary Conditions
Planning
Measures
Reporting
Communication
Useful for Steering Committee & Project Teams –
Roadmap to make sure all involved understand Team’s
purpose and expectations
Project Team Life Cycle
Launch
(4-6 Weeks)
Maintenance
(Ongoing)
• Initial Meeting
• Create Team
Charter
• Steering
Committee
Guidance
Effectiveness
Review
Steering
Committee
Oversight
Status
Review
Closure
• Break-point
Decision
• Project
Completion
Project Team: Initial Meeting
In Person
Build Trust
Ground Rules
Create Team Charter
Goal Translation
Build a Plan
Team Effectiveness Review
Purpose - Optimize Team Performance
Assess Performance
Address Conflict
Develop Improvement Plan
Steering Committee Feedback
Virtual Teams
Informal Communication
Encourage
Relationships
Social Networks
(Yammer)
Virtual Breaks
File Sharing
Virtual Chats
Video Conferencing
One-on-One Meetings
On-site Meetings
Team Building
(every 6 months)
Information
Sharing
Knowledge Sharing
External Partnerships
Steering
Committee
Project
Teams
External
Partnerships
External Partnerships
What
Bi-directional
knowledge
management
Why
Accomplish
goals through
beneficial
relationships
Who
Organizations
aligned with
Monsanto
How
Crossfunctional
teams
develop
technical
solutions
Partnership Model
Source: Supply Chain Management Institute
Retrieved on 6/24/2014 from http://thepartnershipmodel.com/The-Partnership-Model.htm
Summary of Recommendations
Project
Teams
Steering
Committee
Project Teams:
Motivation & Involvement
Information:
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External
Partnerships
Strengthen Steering Committee
Current Project Team Membership
Team Charter
Project Team Life Cycle
Team Effectiveness Review
 Virtual Teams Best Practices
Access & Distribution
External
Partnerships
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What – Why – Who - How
Partnership Model
Prepared by:
Vikki Dorsey – Luis Morejon – Amanda Perkey
Sarah Rowe – Avonlie Wylson
MSOD – Pi Prime