Er det ønskelig med et tettere samarbeid mellom de to plangruppene i Reinertsen? : hvilke utfordringer må i så fall overvinnes for å få til dette?

Abstract: The purpose of this exercise is to study if a closer cooperation between the two planning groups in Reinertsen AS is desirable. The basis is that the groups have partially overlapping competence and the leaders wish them to use their joint expertise even better. We decided to look at cultural differences between the groups and identify any challenges that must be overcome to achieve a closer, more interdisciplinary collaboration. The study is based on qualitative methodology in which we conducted group interviews with employees in the two planning groups and single interviews with leaders who are involved in the groups. The interviews were transcribed and categorized and formed the basis for our analysis. In addition, we have selected a set of relevant theories that we need when we discuss our findings. We have studied theories about culture, teams, feedback, meeting culture, communication and interdisciplinary. In the survey it became clear that everyone wants a closer cooperation and that they want to be better acquainted with each other on a personal and professional level. We see that there are cultural differences that create challenges to achieve this. The supervisors have an important role to achieve closer cooperation, but there is much to gain by increased level of interdisciplinary work.