Abstract Anderson-Cook, Lu, and Parker’s article offers numerous suggestions for ways statisticians can facilitate effective interdisciplinary collaboration, with particular focus on project teams. Their article comes at a time when the importance of collaboration to support innovation is becoming more broadly recognized, bringing with it the inherent challenges of engaging in collaboration. In our discussion, we expand on Anderson-Cook et al.’s insights by describing our experiences working with collaborators from different disciplines and sectors. We contextualize our recommendations with examples of collaborations from our organization, the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences.