Chapter 1. Whole Teams
Being agile requires whole teams because the synergy derived from cross-disciplined and cross-component teams working together enables teams to be more productive than working in isolation.
By Leslie Ekas
Do any of these phrases sound familiar?
• “When are you going to get your problem solved?”
• “Oops, I forgot to copy John on the email that discussed our proposed solution.”
• “The test team can’t start working on this release yet, so we will have to start writing code without them.”
These are phrases typical of teams that work in silos. If you regularly hear such comments from your team, you are likely not experiencing the benefits of whole teams. Whole teams are composed of people who work together to deliver a product. ...
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