Business Context Diagram OD3
Group facilitation methods: Analysis
Identification
The participants will create a drawing of the business context in which the project will work. It will include key high level stakeholders and the high level flow of money and personnel and to gain confidence about the project by developing an understanding of the way stakeholders influence the project and the money flows.
The Business Context Diargam is part of an opportunity development process.
Howto
Context
1. Welcome the group and make announcements if necessary.
2. We will create a Business Context Diagram of the opportunity we are developing. This will show to us the currency flows, personnel movement and the key high-level stakeholders in the project. We will do a more detailed model of the stakeholders in a later workshop.
3. Show and walk through a Business Context diagram that has been developed in other workshop. If not available create one ahead of the workshop or use the one below.
Steps
1. We will divide into three groups. Each group will produce a Business Context Diagram. We will then compare them and create a single diagram.
2. Divide the group into two or three teams. Try to have a balance of disciplines in each of the teams. Either use separate breakout rooms or arrange the flipcharts so that the teams cannot see each other?s diagrams. Give them 30 minutes to do their work unless it is particularly complex. The reports should be pretty short 5 ? 10 minutes.
3. When the teams are ready have each of them report on their diagram.
4. What are similarities between the diagrams?
5. What are differences in the diagrams?
6. What are the stakeholders we should keep in the final diagram?
7. What currency flows should we keep?
8. What are personnel movements that should be kept?
9. Check to see if there are differences in opinion about Power to Influence, Power to Control and Power to Stop. If there are agreement needs to be reached.
Conclusion
1. Move to the next exercise.
