Self-Organizing teams in agility

In agile self-organizing teams, the word "self-organizing" may not be too accurate and does not conform to the definition of the word "Organization". Therefore, the word "self-guided team" is sometimes used. Self-Organizing teams in Agile must be created from outside rather than spontaneously organized together. It is a team created from outside, authorized, and then decided on its own. The Team accepts external tasks and constraints and determines how to complete the tasks. In this team, there is no externally designated leader, but it is determined by the team members themselves whether they are "democratic" or "centralized. There may be different "heroes" at different stages to lead everyone to various challenges. Maybe it is the absence of a designated, or an explicit (explicit) leadership that agile will call this team a "self-organizing" team.

Although self-organizing teams are created externally, this creation is not a real "creation ". It seems to be a bit difficult. In fact, in order to achieve a certain goal, an enterprise may organize some people together to form a team, that is, a project team. However, this team is not a "self-organizing" team, but it is already an authorized team. To become a true self-organizing team, a team must go through a self-building process. After mutual cooperation and adaptation, the team members can grow into a "self-organizing" team.

How can we grow into a true "self-organizing" team? There are two key points:

1. Respect. This respect refers to the relationship between the team members, the team members, and the team members. The greatest respect between people is trust. Only by mutual trust can we rest assured that authorization can we establish efficient cooperation. Only by mutual respect and inclusiveness can we establish a safe environment. In such a safe environment, each team member can dare to say, dare to do, dare to make mistakes. There is no error. It is the courage to make mistakes. We can quickly find the correct path only by constantly trying and making mistakes. A team that has never made any mistakes may be a well-behaved "Good boy", but it is destined to be a team that does not dare to innovate, dare not challenge the status quo, and cannot surpass its "Good Baby ". Therefore, respect is a prerequisite for building a "self-organizing" team. If such a relationship cannot be established, the "self-organizing" team can only be a castle in the air.

2. Transparent. It also requires some methods to establish a trust relationship. "Transparency" is the best way to establish such a relationship. We Chinese mean to treat each other honestly. Only by being honest with others can we establish trust relationships. To trust a "self-organized" team, we must also "treat each other honestly" to ensure that the team is transparent. With transparency, you can see what others want to see. Naturally, you are relieved and trust is built. Therefore, it is proposed to maintain transparency in various agile practices.

Self-Organizing teams in agility