9. Collaborative CultureThe transition to GPD must incorporate new ways to collaborate among teams and individuals acrosstime zones, languages, cultures and companies. A key enabler is a consistent set of processes and standards. As PD processes span locations, the practices and methods must be consistent and the standards for each work element explicit in order to reduce the variability of PD task outputs. Many companies have had success in creating a collaborative GPD culture by transferring a manager from a central location to a new, remote design center for up to two years to educate the local team on the PD processes and to act as a liaison with the home office. The remote center may also send engineers to the home office for similar reasons. The trust necessary for effective GPD can only be developed over time, but exemplar companies do not skimp on bidirectional travel between centers at multiple levels in the organization. They view travel not just as a startup activity, but as an ongoing necessity to build and sustain relationships.
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