This document discusses a new operational structure for the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) aimed at increasing collaboration. The structure includes agency management teams, core mission teams, activity units, and project/issue teams. It outlines benefits or "What's In It For You" of the new structure, including having a single Point of Contact (POC) in OPA for assistance, collaborative training opportunities, advocacy support from OPA, and a simplified communications organizational model. The overall goal is a more collaborative approach across county agencies through the new OPA structure.

1. Increasing Collaboration

2. The Best Way to Predict the
Future is to Create It.”
~ Peter Drucker

3. A New Structure in OPA:
What does it look like?
What’s in it for you?

4. New OPA Operational Structure
Agency
Management Core Mission Teams Activity Units
Team
Project/Issue Teams

5. What’s In It For You…
1. Point of Contact (POC)
3. Collaborative Training
5. Advocacy
7. Communications Organizational Model

6. WIIFY #1:
Agency Point of Contacts
• DMB Model
• Relationship Defined by You and Your POC
• Easier/Smarter Way to Collaborate
• Avoid Confusion and Inefficiencies
• More Perspectives
• Including Countywide

7. Point of Contact (POC)
No more calling around OPA looking for
assistance – “Who Does XXX?”
How it Works:
•For anything in OPA-land call your POC.
•If POC on leave or not available, call
deputy director (Jeremy).
•Can still call Merni, if BOS related or otherwise
needs director-level attention.

8. WIIFY #2:
Collaborative Training
• Document and build upon skill sets.
• Communicators (from all county agencies)
can provide monthly 10-15 minute
“Cliff Notes” training and overview
opportunities.
• Examples: NewsWire, Diverse Communities,
FCPS

9. WIIFY #3:
Advocacy
• POC (and OPA) can assist you as an
advocate for communications support, if
necessary.

10. WIIFY #4:
Communications Organizational
Model Simplified:
External * Employee *
Emergency

11. Why Collaborate?
Because Change Has Big
Teeth.