Shared Values in the Agile Team

The Agile Team

Focus Courage Openness Commitment Respect
Everyone focuses Agile team The Agile team and People personally Agile Team members
on the work of the sprint members have the its stakeholders agree to be commit to achieving respect each other to
or timebox and the goals courage to do the open about all the work and the goals of the be capable, independent

in a Nutshell
of the Agile team. right thing and work the challenges with Agile team. people.
on tough problems. performing the work.

Well Functioning Type of Agile Teams ROI of an Agile Team T-shape

V. 2.1
We take on work as a team,
Development Team deliver as a team, fail as a team Clear Purpose 100%
In cross-functional teams skills are
Develop, maintain and deliver products or and celebrate as a team. Purpose leads to focus, which increases the speed more important than roles.
services to external or internal customers. and value delivered by the teams by 100%. Team members who have a T-shaped
competence profile improve the teamʼs Good
Leadership Team Mandate 100% enough
collaboration, delivery flow and
vs Acts as Servant Leaders with a growth
mindset to several teams, or the full org,
A clear mandate minimizes bureaucracy, which
increases the speed & possible innovation of the
reduces the dependency on specific Expert
knowledge
individuals. T-shaped team members
to enable them to make quick decisions team by 100%. double the velocity of the team.
6-12 themselves and maximize flow and value.
Visualizing Teams T-shape
Small & Stable Teams - “Brooks Law” 100%
months Supportive Team Team size really matters. Teams of 5-7 people
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Keeping teams stable over time is needed to become and Some Agile teams act as a support for who are high-performing are 100% faster.
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stay well-functioning and high-performing teams where si od i M ina eg a
smooth collaboration and innovation take place. Any change
other teams to enable the best possible Employee Engagement 100% De C So F L
autonomy & alignment. Being in a team gives a sense of belonging and Ok
in the team setup may cause the team to go back to where
they were as newly formed. Teams of 5-7 people who are context, which increases employee engagement Mia
Two things are needed to be a team: Hate it
kept together and get to high-performance are 100% faster. A common goal by 100%.
Jennie
Expert
What is a Team?
Needing each other T-shape 100%
T-shape increases the speed of team deliveries Mathias
Yes
Roles of an Agile Team by 100%. Good
enough
Michael
Sl ice it! Product Owner Bu ild & Beginner
Flo w it! Scrum Master sh ip it!
Team
Responsible for optimizing value delivered by the Team & A Servant Leader for the team and the A self-organized team that is responsible for the
keeping the backlog transparent. Owns the product backlog PO. Responsible for helping everyone HOW- the solution. Works together with the PO to The team can visualize their T-shape in connection to their
& the vision (the WHAT) for the product & has the mandate change their interactions and behaviors to understand the value of the business and the team purpose to support valuable learning in the daily work.
Need each other

to make business decisions. It is the Product Owner (PO) maximize the flow and the value created customer and decides how the solution should work

who is responsible for realistic expectation management,
Temporary which means saying NO to non-value-adding ideas &
alliance Team deadlines - and it is the PO who sets the goal for each sprint
to enable continuous value delivery. Responsible for
facilitating stakeholder and customer collaboration.
NOT a project manager.
by the Agile Team. Helps the team
increase engagement and grow a strong
team with the right capabilities and a
learning culture.
NOT managing the people.
Mini-Waterfall
to solve the prioritized problems. Everyone in the
team commits to the goals of the team. The team
strives to have all the capabilities needed to deliver
new impact while still maintaining the old services. T-shape helps minimize a common
anti-pattern called mini-waterfall,
NOT with individual priorities.
which means hand-offs and

Optimized Team Seating for Well Functioning Teams

knowledge silos within the team.

Make sure there is good Screens with Whiteboard space for Available meeting room for the
wall space for all teams, relevant team the team to share ideas whole team close by enables flow
and keeps the team focused
Continuous Improvement
and for visualization data
Co-workers Pseudo-team across teams as well.
YES Otherwise the organization
NO Common goal is “blind”
Team Home
Team Maturity 5. Ending Zone Meeting
The retrospective is the improvement function of Agile Teams.
1. Inclusion 4. Performing
Visualization Space It is the most important practice and is usually done every
close to the team
Team members fear group Flexible & resourceful. second week. The team looks at how to do more of what
to show ideas, worked, and what to improve. The team makes actions clear
rejection. No conflicts. Open climate. Feedback. plans, goals, tasks
Not challenging the leader. Innovation and productivity. and adds improvement work to the next sprint backlog.
and progress.
Provide structure. Act as consultants when Wallspace to share
Modern Agile Principles
Leaders

Leaders

Make sure everyone needed. Support by important insights

is included. Initiate removing impediments and learnings with
open discussions of outside of the team.
the team
values & goals.

Make People
2. Friction 3. Structure
Increased feeling of safety Establishing procedures.
Awesome
allows for conflicting views. Feedback culture. Coping Extra seats Free space
There is tension in the team. with issues. Developing skills. in the team between Experiment & Deliver Value
Back to back is often tables
Home Zone Learn Rapidly Continuously
Support, coach & train Share responsibilities the preferred seating for and wall
Leaders

Leaders

to enable
the team in how to with the team. Reward quick easy collaboration to be able
keep an open dialogue. initiative. Coach &
collaboration
with people to use the
Help solve conflicts. facilitate individual Make Safety
Build trust. development. outside the team Team Home Zone wallspace
a Prerequisite
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by Mia KOlmodin

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