What strategies can you use to ensure that everyone on the team is working towards the same goals?

Clear Communication of Objectives: In instances where the vision and scope are not defined, there isn't alignment towards a common goal, and teams/departments might inadvertently pursue conflicting aims, resulting in inefficiencies and missed revenue opportunities. To illustrate, envision a ship where some crew members are rowing in opposing directions due to unclear objectives. To prevent such discrepancies, it's imperative that every team member, whether in Sales, Marketing, Technology, or Operations, comprehends their role in achieving success for the brand's overarching goal. This clarity ensures concerted efforts towards a unified objective, akin to rowing together towards a shared destination.

la vision tiene que ser compartida por todo el equipo de una manera clara y transversal ya no solo del equipo de RD sino de toda la organizacion

When it comes to enhancing Team Performance through Clear Objective Setting, I find that using outcome-based objectives is a very effective approach because it not only identifies what we’re looking to achieve, but we’re all clear on what success will look like when we reach it. Instead of just stating the goal or what to do, the team focuses on what we want to happen in the process. It's like thinking about the finish line before starting the race so that each team member is clear on how their individual goal will impact the result. For instance, instead of setting an objective to "increase sales calls," set a goal to "achieve a 22% increase in qualified leads generated from outbound efforts over the next 48 hours."

In business, once the values and vision are defined... the mission should be where everyone aligns to ... i.e. the north star - which is typically the business's guiding value that drives the company forward. This could be a soft metric, like helping customers succeed, or a more concrete metric, like customer satisfaction. The benefit of using a north star for your business is that it gives every team and individual something to strive for. It helps keep everyone on the same page, even while working on different projects and tasks.

la metodologia de establecimiento de objetivos tipo SMART suele ser una herramienta efectiva. tambien el analisis de metricas para la obtencion de herrameintas de analisis de datos como power bi

A method I’ve found highly effective in terms of generating a roadmap or plan to improve how teams work together is called Storyline mapping. Think of your team's work like writing a story. Each step we take is like a chapter in a book. We plan out the chapters to know what happens next (strategy). So, if we're making something new, like a new app, our chapters could be learning about it (research), making it (development), checking if it works (testing), telling people about it (marketing), and finally showing it to everyone (sales launch). It helps us know what's happening and what to do next!

Both the helicopter view and the ground level execution plans are of utmost importance, in being able to navigate through turbulent times of a Product R&D... this being so, since the R&D goes through uncertain events and whilst the twists of these events cannot be predicted... their orientation needs to be coaxed towards the North Star of the company, and the zoom out of the helicopter view, keeps the executing researchers on track.

a través de una planificación adecuada se pueden establecer patrones de objetivos y metas para poder establecer controles intermedios para poder detectar desviaciones

When I’ve involved a diverse group of team members and stakeholders in decision-making processes, it enabled us to tap into a wide range of perspectives and ideas. This diversity sparks creativity and innovation, leading to novel solutions and approaches that may not have been considered otherwise. Including stakeholders promotes greater participation and unity in accepting the solution. Involving both team members and stakeholders in decision-making builds commitment and trust, boosting motivation and accountability for its success.

For a success in Product R&D, it is vital that EVERYONE is on YOUR team. This includes the customers/clients, to have their say of what they expect upfront from the product. Engage them right from the start with VOCs (voice of customers), Product Requirements (PRDs) to form the QFD (quality function deployment)... these set the right expectations (functional and engineering specifications) to which execution plans can be aligned. As quoted by Aristotle: "Well begun is half done !!"

es fundamental establecer unos procesos de innovacion abierta a todos las partes interesadas tanto a nivel interno como externo. proveedores y colaboradore deben entrar en este proceso

Appropriate Stage Gate reviews play an imp. role in Product R&D... essentially checking whether the project goes ahead as-is..., or does it need a booster from another perspective/resource, or does it need to RIP without consuming further resources.

revisar y adaptar es necesario en el proceso de RD de productos. para poder detectar desviaciones y mejoras de procesos. asi como de objetivos y planificaciones

As important are stages 1-5, equally important are celebrating local wins and recording lessons learnt along the way. The celebrations ensure motivation to the team for a job well done, as well as, the lesson's learnt ensure no repetition of mistakes and probable enhancement of future stages in the project.