Coordinating with team members to avoid overlapping work

The situation

They were working on a project with overlapping tasks and wanted to ensure they didn't duplicate efforts with other team members. The project involved multiple components and required coordination to deliver the best results. They received a message asking them to coordinate with another team to avoid stepping on each other's work. They needed to decide how to proceed with the project while considering the needs of their customers and the product.

What they weighed

• Act on the message and verify the result

• Keep it as context when no action is called for

What they decided

Coordinate through the existing chats and route exact independent findings without duplicating implementations

Why

They chose to coordinate with the other team to avoid duplicating work and ensure the best results for their customers. This approach allowed them to leverage the existing communication channels and avoid unnecessary overlap. By doing so, they could deliver a better product and meet the needs of their customers more effectively.

The first step

Read the recent messages from the other team, compare the active projects, and send non-overlapping findings to the correct owners

How they would know it worked

The success of this approach would be measured by the receipt of accurate non-overlapping findings by the named owner chats and the continuation of live proof, as well as the reporting of customer-facing results from fresh live checks

How it turned out

Not known yet. The result is added here when it comes in.