Teams: The Hollywood Model
Teams are important to eManagr, so much so that the project’s codename was “TeamrUp;” its job, after all, is to be a “teamer” for you. While the scope quickly expanded beyond a typical distributed spreadsheet (I’m looking at you, Team System), the teams have remained a core priority.
What’s the big deal?
Teams fluctuate. Organizational charts change frequently. Workload is shouldered through various outsourcing firms. People come and go. In other words, your team is very likely fluid, and if we can help you form and organize your team faster and better, then that’s one distraction we’re happy won’t worry you.
The Hollywood model is about precisely this. Rather than attack a problem in terms of “resources” to be used, eManagr thinks in terms of tasks to complete and the people qualified to complete the task.
When a producer creates a movie, she starts with a writer’s script. Often, she has directors with whom she enjoys working, and brings one in who has the time. The roles in the script may also suggest actors these managers have already worked with, and so the cast and crew is built from relationships. Where there isn’t a relationship, the producer wants people with the best reputations.
And that’s all there is to our model. Relationships come first and foremost–you already know how to get in contact with your associates on eManagr. If your circumstances don’t permit any further recruitment, that’s it. If they do, though, you can search for someone with the skill you need and get the people who have the best objective records for getting their projects done reliably.
But that’s a story for the next post.
Meanwhile, today is Memorial Day in the United States. Whatever your politics or belief in any particular war, remember that those who give their lives for their respective countries do so with honorable intentions. Take the opportunity to remember their sacrifices and, as importantly, take time to comfort those who have lost loved ones to wars.
Tags: Concepts, Features, Principles
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