Monsanto SASConsulting Project Recommendations

Presented to:

Madame Alexandra Cadet

Chef de Projects Colza France

Oil Seed Rape Projects Manager

• Increase market share

• Expand product offerings from seeds to seeds & services

• Sustainability

• Compliance with EU regulations

Business Goals

Consulting Project Scope:Improve Team Effectiveness

Steering Committee

Project Teams

External Partnerships

• Strengthen Steering Committee• Current Project Team Membership• Team Charter• Project Team Life Cycle• Team Effectiveness Review

• What – Why – Who - How• Partnership Model

Project Teams:Motivation & Involvement

External Partnerships

• Virtual Teams Best Practices

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM

Information:Access & Distribution

Steering Committee

Project Teams

External Partnerships

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM

Approach

Cross-Functional Team: A group of individuals, united under a common purpose, who cooperate to bring diverse skills together to create, produce, or deliver products or services for which they are mutually accountable.

Build SC Charter

Long Term

Strategy

Identify Projects

Define Project Goals

Select Project Team

Leaders

Recruit Project Teams

Periodic Reviews

Steering Committee

Strengthen Steering Committee

Current Project Team Membership:A Cross-Functional Team

Research TechDev Sales Marketing CS

COMMERCIAL LEAD

SupplyProject Manager

Cross- Functional

Team

Best Practices and Tools

Monsanto Charter Template

Background

Members

Mission/Objectives

Key Deliverables

Boundary Conditions

Planning

Measures

Reporting

Communication

Useful for Steering Committee & Project Teams – Roadmap to make sure all involved understand Team’s purpose and expectations

Project Team Life Cycle

Launch(4-6 Weeks)

Maintenance(Ongoing)

Closure

• Initial Meeting

• Create Team Charter

• Steering Committee Guidance

• Break-point Decision

• Project Completion

Status Review

Effectiveness Review

Steering Committee Oversight

Project Team: Initial Meeting

In Person

Build Trust

Ground Rules

Create Team Charter

Goal Translation

Build a Plan

Team Effectiveness Review

Purpose - Optimize Team Performance

Assess Performance

Address Conflict

Develop Improvement Plan

Steering Committee Feedback

Virtual Teams

Social Networks (Yammer)

File Sharing

Video Conferencing

On-site Meetings(every 6 months)

Knowledge Sharing

Informal Communication

Virtual Chats

One-on-One Meetings

Team Building

Virtual Breaks

Information Sharing

Encourage Relationships

External Partnerships

Steering Committee

Project Teams

External Partnerships

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM

External Partnerships

What Why Who How

Organizations aligned with Monsanto

Bi-directional knowledge

management

Accomplish goals through

beneficial relationships

Cross-functional

teams develop technical solutions

Partnership Model

Source: Supply Chain Management InstituteRetrieved on 6/24/2014 from http://thepartnershipmodel.com/The-Partnership-Model.htm

Summary of Recommendations

Steering Committee

Project Teams

External Partnerships

Strengthen Steering Committee Current Project Team Membership Team Charter Project Team Life Cycle Team Effectiveness Review

What – Why – Who - How Partnership Model

Project Teams:Motivation & Involvement

External Partnerships

Virtual Teams Best Practices

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM

Information:Access & Distribution

Prepared by:

Vikki Dorsey – Luis Morejon – Amanda Perkey Sarah Rowe – Avonlie Wylson

MSOD – Pi Prime

Merci