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WORKSHOP PROCEDURE

Project work is always team work.
It involves people with different professional backgrounds and experience (competences) working together. Sometimes, team members have different cultural backgrounds, speak different languages, hold different values and have different basic outlooks on life. In order to overcome these obstacles, the project manager has to be able to implement effective workshops [10].

The good workshop

Environment and technology br>In order to conduct a good workshop, suitable rooms and the appropriate equipment (flipchart, pin board, presentation materials, projector, whiteboard and pens) should be available.

Implementation
Good visualisation is essential for the implementation, i.e. the following steps should be visible on the flipchart or whiteboard. This ensures that the whole team is involved.

Workshop: Implementation

  • Objective: Focus on the issues to be dealt with at the workshop. If a work breakdown structure is being created, the question to ask is "What do we have to do to solve the problem?" (Please refer to the specific workshop instructions).
  • Procedure: Plan the workshop agenda or procedures.
  • Roles: Define roles (these are generally time manager, minute taker, team leader and presenter).
  • Duration: Estimate the duration of each procedure.
  • Dates: Define the timeframe for each procedure.
  • Implement: Implement the workshop as planned.

Follow-up
A log of the work results is created. Photo logs are used as they have a high recognition value and can be distributed quickly and easily.

Procedure of a workshop [20].