Cross-Functional Collaboration
- 7 Courses | 2h 37m 54s
- 5 Books | 13h 49m
- 4 Audiobooks | 29h 38m 7s
Innovation requires effective cross-functional collaboration. Develop the capability to unlock value across functions within the organization. A cross-functional team is simply a group of people with different skill sets who have been brought together by a shared goal. Here, you'll learn how to bring these teams together to use the expertise of different departments.
COURSES INCLUDED
Building Digital Dexterity in Organizations
As the world and technology changes, companies are constantly looking for ways to transform. Building digital dexterity sets the stage for a successful and sustaining digital transformation. In this course, you'll learn about building digital dexterity in your organization to ensure it's ready to embrace new opportunities. You'll learn what digital dexterity is and why you want your organization to achieve it. You'll also be introduced to the four characteristics of a digital organization and how they interact and sustain each other. Then you'll dive into the strategies to build the characteristics: a digital-first mindset, digitized organizational practices, the human capabilities of an empowered digital workforce, and the resources to support it all. Finally, you'll understand how to get started moving through the stages of digital transformation with dexterity.
7 videos |
25m
Assessment
Badge
Enabling Strategic Collaboration with Business-IT Alignment
Successful business-IT alignment continues to be a top concern of executives around the world. In today's business climate, technological and digital innovation are constantly changing the rulebook for running a competitive business. To thrive in this environment, businesses must align their business and IT functions to efficiently adapt to technological changes, capitalize on opportunities and deliver business value. In this course, you´ll learn about effective business-IT alignment and collaboration. You'll also explore the critical concepts, processes, and best practices for establishing and sustaining effective strategic alignment while avoiding pitfalls common to these initiatives. And you'll explore how you can sustain.
6 videos |
24m
Assessment
Badge
Cultivating Cross-functional Team Collaboration
Today's challenging business world demands that organizations move beyond traditional silos and toward broader, cross-functional collaboration. This means that organizations have to adeptly utilize skills and creative ideas from functions across the organization. And this requires effort and support from leadership. But in the end, it can maximize what an organization can accomplish. This course explores how to establish and cultivate true cross-functional team collaboration. In it, you'll learn about the characteristics and key benefits of effective cross-functional team collaboration. You'll also learn how to assess your team's cross-functional collaboration readiness using relevant software solutions. And you'll explore how to overcome potential barriers to achieve true cross-functional collaboration throughout your organization.
7 videos |
24m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Achieving Digital Dexterity
Flexibility, agility, and the ability to efficiently change between activities are critical in today's tech-centric environment. Digital innovation has transformed the business landscape. Computer data informs our decision making and computerized processes play a major part in the jobs we do. Businesses committed to embracing digital agility are the ones that excel. In this course, you'll explore the benefits and techniques for achieving organizational digital dexterity. You'll explore how to establish a tech-centric mindset and how to digitize practices to support digital dexterity. In addition, you'll learn how to gauge organizational progress toward digital dexterity and the associated strategies to sustain it.
6 videos |
19m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Enabling Business-IT Collaboration and Strategic Alignment
Successful business-IT alignment is rapidly gaining importance. In today's business world, technological and digital innovation are constantly changing the rulebook for running a competitive business. To thrive in this environment, businesses require a digital transformation strategy that encourages the alignment of the business and IT functions. They can then use cross-functional teams to efficiently adapt to technological changes and opportunities. In this course, you´ll learn about effective business-IT collaboration. You'll also explore the critical concepts, processes, and best practices for establishing and sustaining effective strategic alignment while avoiding pitfalls common to these initiatives. And you'll explore how you can sustain success toward true digital transformation.
7 videos |
21m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Building Innovation Cultures and Leaders
Innovating is the only way to adapt and keep speed with the pace of change in today's business world. Building and supporting an innovative culture is the responsibility of leaders and employees across organizational hierarchies and is aided by an effective change management process. In this course, you'll learn about business innovation cultures and types of innovation leadership. You'll also learn about the importance of experimenting, managing change, and executing a project. Finally, you'll learn how to attract and nurture innovation in your organization.
8 videos |
22m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Strategies for Managing Technical Teams
Effective team leadership in the dynamic technology field is integral to business success, but managing technical teams has unique hurdles. In this course, you'll learn what the hurdles are when working on a team and managing teams in the technology field. You'll cover the qualities of a tech manager, and tips to manage tech teamwork to encourage effective collaboration.
6 videos |
18m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
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Book
MIT Sloan Management Review on Business-IT Collaboration and Strategic AlignmentIn this collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review, you'll learn if it's possible to stay ahead of competitors without investing in a digital collaboration platform, about stakeholders committing to further investment, and tedious processes hampering the adoption of new technologies.
26m
By MIT Sloan Management Review
Book
Cross-Functional Teams: Working with Allies, Enemies, and Other StrangersOffering concrete advice and inspiration to team leaders, team members, and senior management, this book provides a tool kit of assessment surveys, worksheets, checklists, and even sample training programs to help launch and sustain effective teams.
5h 14m
By Glenn M. Parker
Book
The Basics of Process MappingMake accurate enhancements in your business through this guide's work flow and customer-supplier correlations.
27m
By Robert Damelio
Book
Connected By Design: 7 Principles of Business Transformation Through Functional IntegrationBased on R/GA's pioneering work with firms at the forefront of functional integration, this book identifies seven principles companies must follow in order to create and deliver new value for customers and capture new revenues.
3h 25m
By Barry Wacksman, Chris Stutzman
Book
War and Peace and IT: Business Leadership, Technology, and Success in the Digital AgeProviding clear context and strategies, this book demystifies the role IT plays in the modern enterprise, allowing business leaders to create new strategies for the new digital battleground.
4h 17m
By Mark Schwartz
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
Audiobook
Succeeding with Senior Management: Getting the Right Support at the Right Time for Your ProjectThis audio edition explains how to engage the upper ranks by thinking like an executive, establishing relationships early on, and keeping them informed about progress. Read by the author.
5h 44m 22s
By G. Michael Campbell
Audiobook
Collaborative Intelligence: Thinking With People Who Think DifferentlyThrough a series of practices and strategies, this audio edition shows us how to recognize our own mind patterns and map the talents of our teams, with the goal of embarking together on an aligned course of action and influence.
8h 47m 29s
By Angie McArthur, Dawna Markova
Audiobook
Digital to the Core: Remastering Leadership for Your Industry, Your Enterprise, and YourselfThis audio edition delivers practical insights from those on the front lines of major digital upheaval.
6h 39m
By Graham Waller, Mark Raskino
Audiobook
War and Peace and IT: Business Leadership, Technology, and Success in the Digital AgeThis audio edition demystifies the role IT plays in the modern enterprise, allowing business leaders to create new strategies for the new digital battleground.
8h 27m 16s
By Mark Schwartz
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