The 15th series of black words commonly used in business situations in China includes ‘Project segmentation(项目切分)’, ‘Flexible cooperation(柔性合作)’, ‘Value co – creation（价值共创）’ and ‘Collaborative war room（协同作战室）’.
1. Project segmentation(项目切分)
It means decomposing a large – scale cooperation project into multiple relatively independent but interrelated sub – projects according to factors such as business modules, work stages, and geographical scopes for better management, division of labor, and execution. Through project segmentation, different teams or cooperation parties can focus on their respective sub – projects, improving work efficiency. It also facilitates the control of project progress, quality, and cost. For example, a transnational infrastructure construction project will be segmented into sub – projects such as road construction, bridge building, and installation of water and electricity facilities according to the engineering content, and each will be implemented by different professional teams.
2. Flexible cooperation(柔性合作)
In business cooperation, two or more parties are not limited to traditional fixed cooperation models and terms. Instead, they flexibly adjust cooperation methods, cooperation content, cooperation period, etc. according to factors such as market changes, project progress, and actual needs of both parties, to better adapt to the complex and changeable business environment and achieve sustainable cooperation and win – win results. For example, a software developer signs a flexible cooperation agreement with a client. During the project development process, it flexibly adjusts the development plan and technical solutions according to the new functional requirements put forward by the client and market dynamics, ensuring that the software product better meets market needs.
3. Value co – creation（价值共创）
All parties in cooperation jointly invest resources, knowledge, creativity, etc., creating greater value in the cooperation process than acting alone and sharing the benefits generated therefrom. It emphasizes that cooperation is not just the exchange of resources but also through collaborative innovation and complementary advantages, jointly exploring new business opportunities and value growth points to achieve the common development of all parties in cooperation. For example, a technology enterprise and a university research team cooperate in cutting – edge technology research. The enterprise provides funds and market application scenarios, and the university research team provides professional knowledge and research strength. The two parties jointly create new technologies with market competitiveness, achieving value co – creation.
4. Collaborative war room（协同作战室）
It is a dedicated centralized office space or online collaboration platform set up to promote efficient communication and collaboration among teams of all parties in a cooperation project. In this space or platform, personnel from all parties can share information in real – time, discuss issues, coordinate work progress, break through department and geographical restrictions, improve decision – making efficiency, and ensure the smooth progress of the cooperation project. For example, in large – scale transnational projects, since teams from multiple countries and regions are involved, through building an online collaborative war room and using tools such as video conferencing and online document collaboration, real – time communication and collaboration among global team members are achieved.