Being Agile: Eleven Breakthrough Techniques to Keep You from “Waterfalling Backward”

Offer Help

One critical aspect of whole team success is offering help. Each team member should offer to help other team members whenever needed. This may seem obvious, but it is contrary to mandates commonly practiced by development teams. Typically, individuals are instructed to get their own work completed, grow their own skills, and achieve individual feats to differentiate themselves from their peers. However, this focus on the individual has to be paired with the practice of individuals extending their time and skills to help others on the team. Teams that emerge from a traditional development culture may be unaware that their culture is not transforming successfully. They need to pay close attention to warning signs that they might be in ...