Out with top-down planning and task assignment! The ideal software delivery team is self-organized. But why? I started my consultancy career in large enterprises that are slow to adopt new industry trends. So, while Scrum was almost a teenager, those companies were still manager-driven. Analysts would gather requirements and turn those into specifications, and only then would we developers get involved. The manager told you what to work on. That's the industry I got started in.
What's the business value of self-organization?
What's the business value of…
What's the business value of self-organization?
Out with top-down planning and task assignment! The ideal software delivery team is self-organized. But why? I started my consultancy career in large enterprises that are slow to adopt new industry trends. So, while Scrum was almost a teenager, those companies were still manager-driven. Analysts would gather requirements and turn those into specifications, and only then would we developers get involved. The manager told you what to work on. That's the industry I got started in.