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A leader’s words matter, but actions ultimately do more to reinforce or undermine the implementation of a team of teams.
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232 |
 |
Instead of exploiting technology to monitor employee performance… the leader must allow team members to monitor him.
|
232 |
 |
…great hires should not only be better than the CEO and management team; they should also differ from them.
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071 |
 |
A diverse team helps make a startup endure, because people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills keep a startup fresh and relevant.
|
280 |
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The team delivers the best value when it has a steady flow of the right work…
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049 |
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Hangovers indicate that either work items are too large or too much work is being forced through the thin pipe, exceeding the team’s capacity.
|
070 |
 |
The product owner role, or any similar role such as the XP customer representative, is arguably the critical success factor for an agile team.
|
072 |
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Many of the challenges agile teams encounter can be traced back to an unavailable, disengaged, or indecisive product owner.
|
072 |
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The backlog owner is accountable for managing and maximizing the value delivered by the team. The solution owner is accountable for managing and maximizing the value created by the solution.
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072 |
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Agile teams have one simple rule when it comes to roles: you do whatever it takes to help your team get the job done.
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082 |
