What are your ideas for promoting cross-functional collaboration between technology and other departments?

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Co-Founder in Software9 months ago

You need a liaison who can transcend the departments.
I have seen this succeed when you have a technical person with deep domain knowledge who is also able to talk to prospects or customers. Elevate that person. Move him more towards the field. Let all initial collaboration happen via that bridge. Don't rush it.

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Group Solutions Leader in IT Services9 months ago

Embed tech people in other departments for short durations (or longer) and vice versa. Try to get as many people as possible from both sides to do this.

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