Guessing is not a strategy: How to build decision velocity with AI and real-time data
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Critical Value
Great teams are the hallmark of Agile Project Management. What makes a winning team in sports, the military, medicine or the arts? What makes a great team in a project environment, especially using agile methods and principles? There are several almost mandatory components of winning teams no matter what the discipline:
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They are small but mighty
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They are highly skilled, trained and practiced
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They are expertly coached
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They are co-located and dedicated full-time to the effort
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They are diverse in mindset, expertise, skill set and perspective
Critical Roles for Successful IT Teams
While we in IT have traditionally valued technical prowess, and more recently have embraced project management practices, we have not yet fully actualized the power of high-performing teams or the role of the business analyst. So what does a world class IT team look like? Michael R. Wood tells us that they have many of the same characteristics as other great teams in his gantthead article, “Growing and Maintaining World-Class IT Teams”. Wood goes on to suggest that great IT teams are comprised of the following roles:
Leaders
The leader removes barriers, creates an environment for project success and builds the group into a high-performing team. The leader then pretty much gets out of the way. To accomplish …
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