The collaborative commitment screen

The collaborative commitment screen

The collaborative engagement canvas can lead early discussions with customers. By using the canvas, you can capture strategic and operational aspects of the burgeoning engagement in one way:

• Is as comprehensive as it is practical
• Is shared, understood and agreed by all participants
• References to different phases of the process to enable holistic planning

According to Bryce Colenbrander, higher strategic considerations are on the left of the canvas on a higher level, and the more practical aspects are on the right. Stakeholder are of course in the center. Usually you would progress on the canvas from left to right, but it is not necessary. If something comes to someone, start it.

The involvement of collaborative canvas in an engagement leads to cooperation as a fundamental value of a planning process. The canvas also becomes a permanent artifact that can be used to test ideas and proposed approaches.