Organisational barriers to international collaboration SIS-CC lessons learnt

Legal Country specific rules and regulations Organisation specific procurement rules Non-contractual agreements between two similar organisations Budget alignment and funding streams Gaining administrative support and avoiding hidden internal costs Organisational barriers to international collaboration – SIS-CC Lessons Learnt

Communication Cultural/language differences Different timezones Technology constraints (tool availability, security, licencing…) Cost and organisation of face-to-face meetings Organisational barriers to international collaboration – SIS-CC Lessons Learnt

Stakeholder engagement Gaining strategic buy-in Senior Management advocate is a Must! Selling a long term vision and benefits vs short term wins Changing an embedded culture of “if it isn't broken why change it?” Moving from personal to organisation activity (mitigate the risk when people leave organisation) Organisational barriers to international collaboration – SIS-CC Lessons Learnt

Burden on lead organisation Need to provide support Not a software vendor and no mechanisms in place to support this model Coordination and management overhead Unplanned indirect staffing costs Avoid being seen as a distraction from own organisation work Organisational barriers to international collaboration – SIS-CC Lessons Learnt