{"id":13177,"date":"2016-05-27T13:06:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T18:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=13177"},"modified":"2020-03-12T13:09:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T18:09:52","slug":"from-divided-to-united-aligning-technical-and-business-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/from-divided-to-united-aligning-technical-and-business-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"From Divided to United \u2014 Aligning Technical and Business Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13178\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Continuous-Improvement_hero-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Continuous-Improvement_hero-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Continuous-Improvement_hero-1024x653-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Continuous-Improvement_hero-1024x653-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Continuous-Improvement_hero-1024x653-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Continuous-Improvement_hero-1024x653-750x478.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are your technical and business teams at odds with each other? They don\u2019t have to be.<\/p>\n<p>Alignment is defined as \u201ca position of agreement or alliance\u201d. \u00a0Aligning technical and business teams is a matter of gaining clarity and consensus around\u00a0<em>why<\/em>\u00a0teams are\u00a0doing what they\u2019re doing. Your teams may (and in fact, should) argue about the\u00a0<em>who<\/em>,\u00a0<em>what<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>when<\/em>, but the\u00a0<em>why\u00a0<\/em>should be well understood. Gaining consensus on this\u00a0can fundamentally transform the culture of an organization.<\/p>\n<p>Discover the secret to gaining\u00a0alignment by learning how to gain consensus around the\u00a0<em>why \u2014\u00a0<\/em>so your teams can start to\u00a0have productive conversations about the\u00a0<em>who, what,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>when.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>About this Webinar<\/h3>\n<p>Learn how clarity on priorities, cross-functional dependencies and team metrics drives unity. \u00a0In this webinar, I discuss how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Balance business requests with maintenance work<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize up, down and across the hierarchy<\/li>\n<li>Get visibility on cross-functional dependencies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I suggest\u00a0tools to help you\u00a0hold productive discussions about the way your teams work together.\u00a0I also share my observations from my time\u00a0at Planview AgilePlace on the methods we use to create clarity between our business and technical teams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-thumbnail text-center video-thumbnail-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"vidyard-modal\" href=\"#modal-video-vidyard\" data-uuid=\"LDdZfn7sc5shSciZSfpQUm\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#modal-video-vidyard\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" title=\"Video: From Divided to United - Aligning Technical and Business Teams\" src=\"https:\/\/play.vidyard.com\/LDdZfn7sc5shSciZSfpQUm.jpg\" alt=\"Video: From Divided to United - Aligning Technical and Business Teams\" \/><i class=\"icon-play-circle-solid\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Learning Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some additional resources that I shared during the discussion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/LeanKit\/from-divided-to-united-aligning-technical-and-business-teams-62401600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">From Divided to United Slides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are your technical and business teams at odds with each other? 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