There’s an ‘I’ in Team
This is another scenario that we see quite a bit: During the sprint review, each developer takes a turn showing what he or she individually worked on during the sprint. The stakeholders are drawn to the more extroverted developers and view them as the heroes of the team. The more introverted developers have trouble explaining their work and speak quickly so they can “get off the stage.”
Hearing the word “I” during a sprint review is a sign that there’s dysfunction in the development team’s self-organizing abilities, and that the team is operating as a collection of individuals rather than as a true team. Such dev teams are likely to start the sprint by individually claiming pieces of work. Then team members go off and ...
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