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Selecting Agile Workers for Agile Projects
Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.
Picture this: You are in the first iteration of your agile project and a worker is not able to collaborate effectively to plan or develop a work schedule. You find out when an internal team member alerts you--evidently the client representative on the team is not amused. Making a quick calculation in your head you determine that, by the time you replace this worker, much damage will be done. You suddenly see the dark side of the intense collaborative pace of agile management.
So what to do? Clearly, you have to avoid ever getting into this situation. You must have the right workers at the start. Not every worker can thrive in an agile project, so don’t assume you can bring in the usual suspects. Different workers have different individual strengths and experiences. Some of these strengths fit well into an agile project, others make the worker a fish out of water. What you need to start is a basic knowledge of the key skill sets needed by workers in an agile project.
The Key Skill Sets Needed By Workers in an Agile Project
These skills sets are needed for agile projects in addition to any functional expertise. When selecting the best candidates, these are how you separate those who will fit from those who will not fit:
Participative planning: Agile management requires that project workers work in their team to plan the creation of functional …
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