needing some advice

funda oral fundaoral2003 at yahoo.com
Sun Jul 29 03:47:50 PDT 2007


Hi Jon
   
  I agree that a good programme on the computer and a web site would help the agencies
  to exchange and coordinate their projects. You can ask  "a programme management team"
  as they suggest you , the MIS team  would set up such a programme  and a system on the computer.  
   
  Funda

Jon Harvey <only.connect at virgin.net> wrote:
  Hi all

I have a new job - where my role is to coordinate the collaboration of a 
number of independent but connected agencies - they share a common 
concern but are geographically distinct. But they (and the public they 
serve) would greatly benefit from closer working between them - either 
by creating new joint functions or harmonising their existing 
operations. This can and will increase effectiveness and efficiency.

At the moment - I have no team as such beyond a very capable PA and a 
chap who has been allocated to me - on a temporary basis. I am three 
weeks into this new role. I see my role as helping to create the 
conditions into which these sovereign agencies (with some very forceful 
people at their helm) feel able and trustful enough so that they cede 
some of their autonomy and establish some new (arms length) business 
units. To date (before my arrival) - a number of business cases had been 
produced for taking this strategy forward.

My dilemma is this (and your perspectives would be helpful): I am 
getting pressure from one (and one other) of the more 'pushy' agencies 
to recruit and establish a programme management team that would (in 
effect) wrest control of these embryonic collaboration projects away 
from the agencies themselves and place it under the mantle of the 
regional programme team. The argument being that only with this level of 
'support' and 'drive' would the projects come to fruition. My OD bones 
are telling me otherwise - as I think I want to keep the space open - 
and have the ownership of the projects resting very firmly with the 
agencies themselves - in other words I think they have to own their own 
collaboration initiatives (not the central / regional team).

So am I wrong to sticking with my OD intuition?

If not - what should be my arguments for going for a more facilitative / 
hands off and slimmer team - that works in an open and OD way? (We have 
a critical meeting next week - and I fear there will be attempts to 
bounce me into the more directive programme team model - before I have 
had the chance to test the water some more - as the other agencies may 
also be thinking the same....)

It's is a bit complex I know - and I know I have also talked in some 
oblique code for the sake of confidentiality (I am afraid) - but your 
insights would be valuable. I can't think of a bunch of wiser kindred 
people than you lot on the OST listserv - who might be able to offer me 
some helpful / cogent / challenging advice...

In advance - thanks.

Jon

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