Succeeding with Agile

Ensure Learning Conditions Exist

In the proactive pursuit of team learning as a goal of the project, there are five conditions that are necessary for team learning to occur:

• Teams must be designed for learning.

• Individuals must have concrete ways of sharing knowledge.

• Leaders must reinforce the importance of learning.

• Teams need to be presented with motivating challenges.

• A supportive learning environment must exist.

These are described in the following sections.

Design Teams for Learning

As we discussed in the previous chapter, managers and others often have significant influence over the composition of a team. They should use this responsibility to create teams from individuals who, when combined, will be more than the sum of their ...