Chapter 4: Team Challenges

In this chapter, we concentrate on team-level agile, the foundation for scaling to the enterprise. Now more than ever, it's prudent to invest in your teams, their agile methods, and the tools that support them. Traditionally, teams have harnessed the power of colocation for effective face-to-face communication and collaboration (Agile Manifesto, Principle 6). One of the biggest challenges facing teams today is maintaining high performance and relentless improvement while fully remote and geographically dispersed due to various constraints, including the current global pandemic. Tools are now essential to support team planning, collaboration, and execution. Luckily, the Atlassian suite of products excels in this arena. ...

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