{"id":4764,"date":"2017-07-12T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=4764"},"modified":"2022-04-11T13:18:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:18:43","slug":"the-4-step-plan-to-improve-collaborative-work-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/the-4-step-plan-to-improve-collaborative-work-management\/","title":{"rendered":"All Talk Leads to No Action: The 4 Step Plan to Improve Collaborative Work Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual teams have become the new norm. People are spread out all over the globe, yet must be able to work together and deliver on business goals. However, when it comes to collaborating, you\u2019ll find there is a lot of talk<\/em> about getting work done, but little being accomplished. This is because effective collaborative work management shouldn\u2019t be comm-centric, but rather, work-centric<\/a>. Your teams may be able to talk-the-talk, but can they walk-the-walk?<\/p>\n

In a recent Observer article, Highly Productive Teams Communicate More but Actually Talk Less<\/a>, Patrick Tickle, Chief Product Officer at Planview, addresses this very issue. He states, \u201cToday\u2019s teams need a space\u2026somewhere they can call their own where they can come together, see their work, see the team\u2019s progress, and share the content they need to get work done.\u201d This space\u2014a space centered around productivity rather than talking\u2014is the difference between collaborative work and just collaboration.<\/p>\n

So, how can team managers accomplish this kind of work collaboration? Patrick outlines four steps, summarized below, to get teams communicating on a whole new level:\"All<\/a><\/p>\n