Session 4 Workshop Oct22, 2008 Part B

Apply the following approach to the situation described in Part A and prepare a 5-minute group presentation to present your insights about how this approach helps you deal with communication issues.

THE COMMON GROUND APPROACH

• Meeting between us to understand why we had to be bought.
• The pros and cons of the merge. (Promote the pros).
• Previous documentation will be helpfull to see the forms,layouts,prototypes and feedback.
• Assign Designated representatives(both sides).
• Clear roles and responsibilities (Hierarchy)
  
• Continuous feedback (via representatives)
• Documenting and tracking of the merging
  

Dealing with the Parent company ... What we need to show .

• Professionalism
• Flexibility
• Our capabilities
  
• Built trust
• New motivations
  
• Negotiate at all time
  

Integration between systems .

• Same IT strategy
  
• Internet forums (also MSN, Facebook)
• Integration & Standardization of systems .
• Inquire on conflicts between systems
  
• Train everyone for the new integrates systems
  

All these will hopefully lead to enhanced and speeded up communication between emploees and employers .