34% of c-suite leaders
struggle with
inadequate collaboration
in their teams
(2021 Research by the Economist Intelligence Unit)
6R Retail are project management experts who align strategy,
deliver technology projects and navigate change,
shoulder to shoulder with IT and Digital business teams.
Collaboration
The biggest opportunity to improve a projects’ success is to develop collaboration skills in the team.
Moving from directives to cooperation is the single biggest momentum shift that a team can make in their capacity to work collaboratively.
The team gains greater clarity around the project’s purpose, their role in delivering that purpose, and how to work successfully with their colleagues.
Improving communication clarity, developing better problem-solving skills, and increasing accountability; all help to drive project success.
Moving a team from the directive state to the cooperative state of collaboration can be a game-changer for any project.
COLLABORATION
The biggest opportunity to improve a projects’ success is to develop collaboration skills in the team.
Moving from directives to cooperation is the single biggest momentum shift that a team can make in their capacity to work collaboratively.
The team gains greater clarity around the project’s purpose, their role in delivering that purpose, and how to work successfully with their colleagues.
Improving communication clarity, developing better problem-solving skills, and increasing accountability; all help to drive project success.
Moving a team from the directive state to the cooperative state of collaboration can be a game-changer for any project.
Project Delivery
Aligning your internal team, creating a realistic action plan and establishing frameworks for accountability.
Building momentum in project teams requires a strategic approach that begins well before the project starts.
It involves aligning the internal team, ensuring everyone is on the same page regarding the project’s purpose, and fostering both the will and the skill to execute effectively.
The process necessitates the creation of a realistic action plan, where each step is clearly defined and understood by all team members. This plan must be consistently applied to ensure smooth progress.
Additionally, establishing frameworks for accountability is crucial. These frameworks ensure that responsibilities are clear and that team members are held accountable for their tasks. Transparency in communication and processes is key to maintaining this accountability.
Start with the project purpose, then build the team and structure around these principles to ensure sustained momentum and successful project execution.
Project Delivery
Aligning your internal team, creating a realistic action plan and establishing frameworks for accountability.
Building momentum in project teams requires a strategic approach that begins well before the project starts.
It involves aligning the internal team, ensuring everyone is on the same page regarding the project’s purpose, and fostering both the will and the skill to execute effectively.
The process necessitates the creation of a realistic action plan, where each step is clearly defined and understood by all team members. This plan must be consistently applied to ensure smooth progress.
Additionally, establishing frameworks for accountability is crucial. These frameworks ensure that responsibilities are clear and that team members are held accountable for their tasks. Transparency in communication and processes is key to maintaining this accountability.
Start with the project purpose, then build the team and structure around these principles to ensure sustained momentum and successful project execution.
HOW DO WE DO THIS?
FOCUS ON THE CLIENT PROJECT
What that means for a client is a focus on their team and skills and complimenting their existing teams skills with project delivery expertise.
Practically, this takes the form of working with teams to build ways of learning and sharing that knowledge.
We focus on communicating clearly about the project inside the business and working to articulate expectations early in the project cycle.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
People hear your words but also watch your actions. It’s important for us as partners to bring the best energy we can to your team and business.
We build positive energy from the ground up by ensuring that we’ve ‘put our own oxygen masks on first’ before helping others.
Looking after ourselves and developing our own skills and knowledge by learning new things is part of how we prepare to engage with clients.
TOOLS, TEMPLATES & EXPERIENCES
Working with 6R Retail offers several benefits to retail businesses looking to improve their operations.
With a strong focus on strategy and change management, our team of experts can help clients achieve their objectives through effective vendor management and system implementation.
We bring a wealth of experience in various technologies, including ecommerce platforms, marketing technology, and more. Additionally, our clients have access to our collection of tools and templates to help streamline business processes and drive growth.
By partnering with 6R Retail, businesses can improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase profitability.
how do we do this?
FOCUS ON THE CLIENT PROJECT
What that means for a client is a focus on their team and skills and complimenting their existing teams skills with project delivery expertise.
Practically, this takes the form of working with teams to build ways of learning and sharing that knowledge.
We focus on communicating clearly about the project inside the business and working to articulate expectations early in the project cycle.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
People hear your words but also watch your actions. It’s important for us as partners to bring the best energy we can to your team and business.
We build positive energy from the ground up by ensuring that we’ve ‘put our own oxygen masks on first’ before helping others.
Looking after ourselves and developing our own skills and knowledge by learning new things is part of how we prepare to engage with clients.
TOOLS, TEMPLATES & EXPERIENCES
Working with 6R Retail offers several benefits to retail businesses looking to improve their operations.
With a strong focus on strategy and change management, our team of experts can help clients achieve their objectives through effective vendor management and system implementation.
We bring a wealth of experience in various technologies, including ecommerce platforms, marketing technology, and more. Additionally, our clients have access to our collection of tools and templates to help streamline business processes and drive growth.
By partnering with 6R Retail, businesses can improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase profitability.
WHO IS BEHIND 6R RETAIL
Leonie McCarthy started 6R Retail with the objective of ‘interesting work with great people’ and is incredibly grateful that the 6R team get to work with great people on interesting projects (and interesting people on great projects).
Leonie McCarthy
Leonie has 20 years experience supporting customer-centric organisations in the retail sector with systems and technology, including ERP, PLM, PIM, Ecom, Mar tech, middleware, and warehouse systems. She has led complex technology change and transformation projects and is known for her ability to navigate IT providers to align with clients’ needs. Leonie leads a team focused on building positive and collaborative relationships between stakeholders and taking a practical and direct approach to challenge the status quo. Her leadership is based on developing potential and creating possibilities and opportunities for others.
Words of praise
We work to build good relationships with our clients and the project teams we work with. It’s incredibly valuable to get feedback on what’s working (and what’s not). We build that into our working process to continue to improve.
“The new website we launched looks better visually & improves the customer experience dramatically – but that’s just the tip of the iceberg; behind the front-end we also completely rebuilt the eCommerce foundations of the business.”
“The 6R team played a crucial role in the success of our project by ensuring clear communication and collaboration with vendors and stakeholders. Their efforts have helped us achieve our goals and vision for the project.”
“Thank you and Rob, you have been such an important difference in launching our United Ecommerce project, we could not have got there without your efforts. We appreciate all your hard work, sanity and advice. We really have enjoyed working with you and I am sure will work with you again on future projects. Keep well through these difficult times and stay in touch Thank you again for everything – working with you made all the difference and guaranteed its successful launch”