OPERATIONALISING

Team Building Glossary

Team Building — Operationalising

Information on Operationalising

Operationalising is a process to set forth in definable terms or steps what something means and how it can be put into action. While helpful to individuals working independently, it is crucial to teams working collaboratively. . The process of operationalisation can, in many instances, actually build commitment. This is an interesting outcome of dialogue and debate.
     Operationalising is an essential and often overlooked aspect of problem-solving, decision-making, and action planning, operationalising is the process of defining and scoping a concept, issue, or plan such that everyone involved comes to understand it similarly and are committing to the same outcome (such as a plan).

Other topics in our resources on Team Building related to Operationalising include: 

Team Building Empowerment (Enablement) Group Dynamics Skills and Knowledge

Effective Team Building Hierarchy and Teams Autonomous Work Groups (AWG)

Functional / Silo Paradigm and Teams Risks and Risk Mitigations Silo Paradigm Team Critical Success Factors (CSF)

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