Agile Team Dynamics and Collaboration Flashcards
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What does it mean for an Agile team to be 'self-organizing'?
Answer: The team decides internally how best to accomplish its work without being micromanaged
Self-organizing teams determine how to best accomplish their goals internally, fostering ownership and accountability without top-down micromanagement.
What is a 'cross-functional' Agile team?
Answer: A team with all the skills needed to deliver a working product increment without depending on external teams
A cross-functional team has all the skills — development, testing, design, etc. — needed to deliver a complete, working product increment independently.
What is psychological safety in the context of Agile teams?
Answer: The belief that team members will not be punished for speaking up with ideas, questions, or mistakes
Psychological safety is the shared belief that the team environment is safe for interpersonal risk-taking, enabling honest communication and learning.
How does Agile handle team conflict?
Answer: The team is encouraged to resolve conflicts at the lowest level using open communication
Agile encourages teams to surface and resolve conflicts directly and transparently at the team level, supported by the scrum master as a facilitator.
What is the recommended size for an Agile Scrum team?
Answer: 5–9 people (excluding scrum master and product owner)
Scrum recommends teams of 5–9 developers, small enough to communicate easily and large enough to complete meaningful work each sprint.
What is 'osmotic communication' in Agile teams?
Answer: Information absorbed passively by team members sitting near each other
Osmotic communication refers to the passive absorption of relevant information by co-located team members who overhear conversations happening around them.
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