Individual influences to the work of the sprint

It is important for ScrumMasters to understand personality and learning frameworks so that he/she may more readily recognize what's really going on when a team's members move from the "Forming" stage into the "Storming" stage. One such framework is called the Five Factor Model (FFM); basically, five dimensions that describe the human personality (refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits for more information). These certainly come into play when a team's members get to know each other.

Factor 1 – Openness

How open-minded and curious are the people on your team? Do some want to explore different ways of designing or coding a feature, while others have already made ...

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