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What can we learn from the Orpheus Orchestra?

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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Have you heard of the Orpheus Orchestra?
What lessons can we learn to apply to management and project teams?
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Peter Rapin Subject Matter Expect; Project Delivery| Independent Consultant Ontario, Canada
I would argue that the Orpheus Orchestra is an exception. The typical orchestra is very traditional with rigorous organization structure.

It doesn't mean you can't learn from it, but don't expect to duplicate, keeping in mind that that particular model may not be effective in every (most) situations.

The team members in this orchestra are all highly skilled musicians (not just instrumentalists), are brought into the team knowing the model they are expected to support and have a very specific and common objective.

That's rarely the case in project delivery.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
May 15, 2020 12:32 PM
Luis Branco
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Dear Peter
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion

More and more team members are highly qualified people from a technical and management point of view

What prevents this model from being replicated to our project teams?
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
May 15, 2020 11:31 AM
Replying to Peter Rapin
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I would argue that the Orpheus Orchestra is an exception. The typical orchestra is very traditional with rigorous organization structure.

It doesn't mean you can't learn from it, but don't expect to duplicate, keeping in mind that that particular model may not be effective in every (most) situations.

The team members in this orchestra are all highly skilled musicians (not just instrumentalists), are brought into the team knowing the model they are expected to support and have a very specific and common objective.

That's rarely the case in project delivery.
Dear Peter
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion

More and more team members are highly qualified people from a technical and management point of view

What prevents this model from being replicated to our project teams?
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Alexandre Costa Scrum Master| Integer Consulting - Pictet technologies Loures, Portugal
May 15, 2020 8:55 AM
Replying to Luis Branco
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Dear Alexandre
Thank you for participating in this reflection and your opinion

Did you see the video?
In this nbn orchestra there is no conductor, or rather, the conductor can be any member of the team
Dear Luis,

Yes I saw the video , the conductor is implicit do not has be anyone in particular , any member can use the hat of maestro and set the pace without being recognized.

Alexandre
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1 reply by Luis Branco
May 16, 2020 2:38 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear Alexandre
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion

We are facing a situation in which leadership is shared between the different members of the team.

In addition to being shared it is rotating
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
May 15, 2020 4:07 PM
Replying to Alexandre Costa
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Dear Luis,

Yes I saw the video , the conductor is implicit do not has be anyone in particular , any member can use the hat of maestro and set the pace without being recognized.

Alexandre
Dear Alexandre
Thank you for participating in this reflection and for your opinion

We are facing a situation in which leadership is shared between the different members of the team.

In addition to being shared it is rotating
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