Who belongs on an Agile team and what do they do? Agile teams are cross-functional and self-organizing. They involve business experts, programmers, testers, and other specialists working collaboratively to deliver a product. To be successful, you must combine skills and attributes to form a smooth-running team.

In this one-day course, you'll learn who to include on your Agile teams...and who not to include. You'll learn which skills are necessary, which are optional, and how to determine which are best for your project. You'll explore how individual attributes contribute to the self-organizing whole in an interactive and engaging environment.

Topics covered include:

• Cross-functional, self-organizing teams
• Team composition
• Roles to fill
• Responsibilities and what to expect
• Choosing amongst varying Agile approaches
• Cultivating agility

Results

At the conclusion of this course, you will be prepared to build a successful Agile team, define roles and responsibilities for your project, and set expectations for team performance and deliverables.

Prerequisites

Participants are expected to be familiar with Agile basics. See The Art of Agile Development for a primer.

About the Instructors

James Shore is a prominent figure in the Agile software development community. He has been coaching teams in Agile development since 1999 and is a recipient of the Agile Alliance's prestigious Gordon Pask Award for Agile Excellence. James consults with development teams worldwide to help them meet commitments, improve product quality and increase productivity. He is co-author of The Art Of Agile Development.

Diana Larsen consults with leaders and teams to create work processes where innovation, inspiration, and imagination flourish. With more than fifteen years of experience working with technical professionals, Diana brings focus to the human side of organizations, teams and projects. Diana co-authored Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great! and is current chair of the Agile Alliance Board of Directors.