MANUAL TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND NEGOTIATION

TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND NEGOTIATION

• It is necessary to verify whether the actions identified in the planning are being implemented. • Check that the course is on track to achieve the agreed objectives. • If deviations are detected, decisions will need to be taken to correct them. • It will be very important to think carefully before making any changes: a modification of plans may solve one problem but create new ones.

5. Which tools to use?

• Regular meetings with the team. • Written reports, control charts, indicator systems. • Personal remarks. • Communication with all members of the team and with all people directly or indirectly involved in the project is essential.

IS OUR PROJECT VIABLE?

Before preparing a project idea or proposal, it is necessary to evaluate it. A first filter is necessary to find out if the project is interesting, if it is too ambitious, if it is innovative.... We cannot just jump into making proposals, as this could mean a waste of time and money.

We are going to provide a series of guidelines that will allow us to assess the viability and interest of a project.

CASE: AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT

Nuria is the director of the engineering department of an important company dedicated to the manufacture and installation of hydraulic pumps.

The sales department has received a request from a company that needs a special cooling system made of a new material and an innovative manufacturing system in which they have no

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