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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamSession Structure• Overview

• Actions

• Challenges

• Outputs

• Exercises

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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamOverview

Engage senior management

Define time frame

Define roles and responsibilities

Appoint team leader

Identify required expertise

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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamActions: Engage senior management• Why do we need it?

•To support changes in work practices

•To provide financial and resource support

• How can we generate it?

•Showcase the benefits of WSP

•Highlight if there is a legal requirement

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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamActions: Identify required expertise and size• Skills and experience

Hazard identification and risk assessment

Knowledge of the supply chain:

• Authority to implement change

• Identify need for external stakeholders/consultants

• Size of team depends on organization size and system complexity

Catchment Treatment Distribution User

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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamActions: Appoint a team leader• Needed to ensure focus

• Authority, organizational and interpersonal skills

• Ability to secure external support if needed

•Partnering arrangements

•National or international assistance programmes

•Resources (e.g. the Internet)

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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamActions: Define roles and responsibilities• Should be clearly defined and documented

• Document WSP-related activities and who will be responsible

• WSP team and stakeholder identification forms

Name Affiliation Title Role within team Contact information

Name of employee Organization Job title What is the employee responsible for?

Telephone number and email address

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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamActions: Define time frame• Initial development = considerable time input

• Time spent in field increases

• Reliance on the results of routine lab tests decreases

• Once WSP established, time input decreases

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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamChallenges• Finding skilled personnel

• Organizing the workload

• Identifying and engaging external stakeholders

• Keeping the team together

• Effective communication

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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamOutputs• An experienced, multidisciplinary skill-set

• Understanding of the components of the system

• Be well placed to assess risks

• Have an understanding of the health-based targets that need to be achieved

• Expertise to confirm whether the system can meet relevant standards

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Module 1 Assemble the WSP teamExercises• In small groups

• List an “ideal” WSP team from your utility (real people, see workbook for details that should be recorded)

• What other information would you record?

• Is expertise missing, and if so, what areas of expertise are needed and how would you source this?

• Are there external stakeholders that should be approached?

• 25 minutes

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Summary of WSP stage 1 – Preparation

Module 1 Assemble the WSP team

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Engage senior management, identify required expertise and appropriate size of the team, appoint team leader, define roles and responsibilities and define a time frame

Preliminary actions, including assembling the team (Module 1)