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Coaching & Mentoring

Coaching Teams to Self-organization

Taking a look at different approaches to the coaching of a team dependent on which development phase the team is in.

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Arne Åhlander
Oct 30, 2019 • 6 min read
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Scrum Master
Team Building
Team Collaboration
Self-Organization
Organizational Maturity

Summary

Upon finishing viewing the slides, you will understand the different phases of team development, how to support and coach a team through the phases, and how to act in certain situations as a ScrumMaster. We learn that self-organization is the emergence of patterns and order in a system by internal processes rather than external constraints or forces. And scrum teams are self-organizing and cross-functional. Self-organizing teams choose how best to accomplish their work rather than being directed by others outside the team.

Takeaways

  • Scrum teams are self-organizing and cross-functional. Self-organizing teams choose how best to accomplish their work rather than being directed by others outside the team.
  • Self-organization is the emergence of patterns and order in a system by internal processes rather than external constraints or forces.
  • Why teams should self-organize? For higher quality, faster results, higher value, and to gain multiple skills.

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