Patrick Kua has a post about a topic I’ve thought about a lot recently: the power of a true team vs. a loosely organized group of people working together. I believe he is spot on about there being significant benefits to building a tightly integrated team. He even offers some suggestions for how you can form such teams in your own organiation.
There is a simple test that I often use to gauge how well the teams that I am a part of are composed. During your daily stand-up or scrum (or better yet scrum of scrums) take the time to very careful go around the room and look at the face of each individual. What do you see? Are the team members engaged and interested? Do they ask focused and pertinent questions? If so, it’s a good bet that you have a team that is well invested in accomplishing the team’s common goals. On the other hand if the majority of people look distant, bored, and anxious for the stand-up to end, it’s likely that you have a group of individuals that are more focused on their individual priorities.
Give it a shot at your next stand-up.
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