An Alignment Exercise is ideal for helping organizations think about “what is next” for their relationship. Often Alignment workshops are combined with a Compatibility and Trust Assessment or a Deep Dive into How to Structure a Vested Agreement, where the team identifies structural flaws in their existing relationship that are holding them back or creating […]
REALPLAY®
Roadmapping RealPlay® Exercise
This workshop is ideal for those ready to get started adopting the Five Rules. This RealPlay® exercise will help your team develop a roadmap for how to close any gaps they have against the Five Rules. Many teams combine this workshop topic with the Deep Dive: How to Structure a Vested Agreement workshop.
Deep Dive: How to Structure a Vested Agreement
This workshop topic helps participants learn the 10 essential elements for structuring a Vested agreement. The session gives real examples of some of the best practices for closing gaps in each of the 10 contractual elements. This workshop provides an excellent platform for a full-day workshop when a team wants to get up to speed […]
Business Models Mapping – In Practice
Not sure if Vested is right for your situation? This interactive working session allows team members to create a Sourcing Business Model “map” which helps team members identify the most appropriate Sourcing Business Model for their situation. This exercise is ideal for real teams that have a real sourcing initiative. For existing supplier relationships, ideally, […]
Barrier-Busting Breakout Group Exercise
Like the idea of Vested, but have lots of internal and external barriers preventing you from moving forward? This workshop topic is excellent for identifying “barriers” to implementing Vested. Larger groups are divided into smaller breakout groups to work through how they can overcome the top barriers.
Readiness RealPlay® Exercise
Not sure if your organization is ready to make the shift to a Vested relationship? This interactive RealPlay® session allows your team to identify and discuss the six key “readiness” factors essential for moving forward. Workshop length depends on the level of pre-work done prior to the workshop.
Compatibility and Trust (CaT) Assessment Workshop
This workshop creates an open and transparent dialogue sure to kick-start a different discussion leading to a more transparent and trusting relationship. Teams complete an online and anonymous Compatibility and Trust survey prior to the workshop. The workshop shares the results and facilitates the group on how to align on gaps in trust, transparency, and […]
How Healthy Is Your Relationship?
This RealPlay® interactive workshop allows team members to see firsthand how healthy a relationship is using the University of Tennessee’s “12 Ailments” assessment. Workshop duration depends on if the team does pre-work and how much of a deep dive they want to go into.
