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Learn about 10 attributes of high performing agile team.
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A High Performing Agile Team
by Adnan Aziz
A High Performing Agile TeamTeam:
A team comprises a group of people linked in a common purpose
Performance:
The process of carrying out an task
Agile:
Able to move quickly and easily
Attribute # 1
Trust each other
Tools to use
• Open yourself to others that demonstrates honesty and humility.
• Your team needs to know that you are just like them.
• Share your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) scores.
Attribute # 2
Spent time together to form bonds
Tools to use
Use Tuckman model to build common understanding
Storming
Forming
Norming
Performing
Per
sist
ent T
eam
s
Time
Attribute # 3
Team has functional conflict on how to achieve outcomes
Tools to use
Face the truth
• If functional conflict doesn’t occur, then team is afraid of facing the truth
• Encourage positive conflict
Time boxed experiments
• Implement two ideas and agree to have measurement based discussion
Attribute # 4
Keeps team commitment
Tool to use
• Understand the commitment
• Build team agreements around commitment
• Create a goal and visualize your commitment
Attribute # 5
Holds themselves accountable
Tools to use
• Ask what value is getting delivered to the client?
• Question how value will be measured?
• Holds regular team retrospectives
• Retrospective results and action items are visible in the team area
Attribute # 6
Buys into the mission
HOW
WHY
Tools to use
WHAT
Understand what is the cause
behind the mission?
Attribute # 7
Continuously strive for improvement
Tools to use
Conduct regular team health checks
Attribute # 8
Team workload is visible in open space
Tools to use
Build workflow boards in your team space
Attribute # 9
Team impediments are visible
Tools to use
Use impediment board
Attribute # 10
Deliver working software incrementally
at sustainable pace
Tools to use
• Do more of TDD and BDD
• Adopt components fromIaaS model
• Use build lights and
information radiators to
highlight the status of your
build pipeline
Questions?