Driving successful initiatives with Fearless

 

We're illuminating the importance of partnership management and teaching you how to drive more successful initiatives.

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Meet your Fearless experts:

 

 

Fearless Civic Tech Definition:
 
Outputs deliver the tech, while
outcomes deliver past the tech

 

Outcomes vs Outputs

The output model of management tracks "what is produced when" and the outcome model tracks "why we do it."

Success requires a high-performance culture focused on outcomes over outputs

Learn how to improve program delivery by emphasizing outcomes

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It’s easy to conflate outcomes and outputs, but they’re two very different frameworks.

Outcomes
  • Program management mentality
  • Focused on value
Outputs
  • Project management mentality
  • Focused on requirements
 

Who are you doing transformational work with?

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Defining your stakeholders:

  • People you work for
  • People you work with
  • People you work on behalf of

Examples of partners and stakeholders can include: funders, users, non-governmental organizations, international government leaders and other senior officials, policymakers, community leaders, civic tech firms, and end users

The "why" behind thriving partnerships

We build software with a soul

Our vision is to create a world where good software powers the things that matter.

We're serious about creating software that makes the world a better place. We want to build tools that empower communities and make a difference, so we take on projects that have a lasting impact. 

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Fearless’ “Purple Sauce” Values.

Take initiative. Check our egos at the door. We all pitch in to solve problems big or small. 

Create belonging. Everyone at Fearless is important, and we strive to create an environment where we can all be our authentic selves. 

Open dialogue. Everyone has a voice here, and we all thrive when each individual feels able to share freely. 

Make an impact. Each team member is in ownership of their unique contribution to create the greatest collective difference.

 

Be selective about who you partner with

Fearless chooses partners based on:

  • Shared Beliefs
  • Common Values
  • Capability
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Leveraging partnerships for

successful initiatives

Kickoff meetings:

Plan for amazing internal and external kickoff meetings

Every project team member and stakeholder brings different knowledge, expectations, and priorities to a project. 

If you don’t provide a chance for them to get on the same page, the project will be an uphill battle no matter how much you try to course correct.

  • Create a "north star" that defines success for teams. Running the program from a Product Thinking perspective that is outcome-based instead of being overly focused on outputs - is the key to reinforcing mission delivery across all staff.

Learn how agile can help you manage teams for rapid delivery through a culture of iteration, open collaboration, and continuous improvement: Fearless agile playbook

Basic kick off meeting agenda

  • Meet the team
  • Customer background
  • Project overview: why, scope, what we promised
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Risk assessment
  • Team alignment and next steps
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Trust is key to any relationship

And Building trust is an active, ongoing process.

Team and partnership agreements

By codifying the norms, expectations, and behaviors that matter most to the team, working agreements support a one-team culture of mutual trust, good communication, and accountability.

Fearless team working agreement playbook

Team working agreement plays:

  • Roles and responsibilities: the who does what
  • Define your team’s mission
  • How do we measure what we do? Add everything you track
  • Highlight strengths: What hidden superpowers do your colleagues have
  • Continuously refine your agreement
  • Create other agreements as needed

Principles for successful partnership management

Get a copy of Fearless' Team Working Agreement Template ⬇️

Stay in touch with the Fearless team and use our working agreement template for your next kickoff
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