Team Performance (16%)

Question 1

people over processes

manifesto

Answer 1

although agile focuses on artifacts and …
people are central to agile
also values

that’s why it is so important to build healthy teams

Question 2

rollennamen in den unterschiedlichen Methoden

Answer 2

Development Team
Delivery Team

Product Owner
Customer
Value Mgmt Team
Business Representative

Scrum Master
Coach
Team Leader

Project Sponsor

Question 3

definition team

agile teamsize

Answer 3

maximum number 12

Katzenbach / Smith
A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals and approach
for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.

generalizing specialist

• help minimize handoffs
• avoid peaks and bottlenecks

Question 4

High Performance Teams

Answer 4

Create a shared vision 
set realistic goals 
limit team size to 12 
built a sense of team identity 
provide strong leadership

another list:
self-organizing
empowered to make decisions 
as a team can solve any problem 
committed to team success 
trust 
consensus-driven 
constructive disagreement

Question 5

empowered

self organized teams i

Answer 5

free from command and control

can use knowledge to determine how to best use their knowledge

responsibility for success needs to be in the team

encourage constructive disagreement

Question 6

five dysfunctions of a team

Answer 6

1. absence of trust.
2. fear of conflict
3. lack of commitment
4. avoidance of accountability
5. inattention to results

Question 7

Models of team development

Answer 7

1. Shu Ha Ri Modell of Skill Mastery (Cockburn)
   - Shu: Obeying the rules (maintain)
   - Ha: Consciously moving away from the rules (detach)
   - Ri: Unconsciously finding an individual path (go beyond)
2. Model of skill aquisition (Dreyfus)
   - Novice
   - Advanced beginner
   - competent
   - proficient
   - expert

Decicions: analytical to intuitive

commitment: attached to involved
3. Model of team formation (Tuckman)
- Forming
- Storming
- Normung
- Performing
- Adjourning

Question 8

adaptive / situational leadership style

Answer 8

adaptive / situational leadership styles

Question 9

creating collaborative team spaces

IMPORTANT

Answer 9

co-located teams

physical co location
all team members work in the same space within 33 feet (10 meters) of each other, with no physical barriers between them.

agile also talks about virtual co location of teams

team space 
big space with a lot of wall for
whiteboards 
sticky notes 
video conferencing 
no barriers for f2f communication 
food snacks and joy 

caves
private spaces for quiet work

osmotic communication
amount of useful info that flows in the team
quick info exchange is very useful and one of the main reasons for co located teams > make them sit together, they will talk

global cultural and team diversity 
pose special challenges 
- different time zones 
- different cultures 
- different communication styles 
- different native languages 

it is best to start at one location and then change to the different sites > kickoff on 1 site
distributed teams
- at least one team member working offsite

this is not the same as outsourcing, as this involves other legal entities

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