1
Q
What is a team?
A
A group of people working towards a common goal
The whole is greater then the sum of the parts
2
Q
Bus factor
A
The number of people that need to get hit by a bus before your project is completely fucked
3
Q
HRT (Heart)
A
- Almost every social conflict can ultimately be traced back to lack of humility, respect or trust
- Humility
- You are not the center of the universe. You´re neither omniscient nor infallible. You´re open to self-improvement
- Respect
- You genuinely care about others you work with. You treat them as human beings, and apprecieate their abilities and accomplishments
- Trust
- You believe others are competent and will do the right thing, and you´re OK with letting them drive when appropriate
4
Q
Trust - Collaborating
A
- Trust is essential for team to perform well
- Trust that helping others won´t make you look unproductive
- Trust you´ll be treated with respect when you ask for help
- Trust that it´s ok to disagree with someone
- The organization needs to trust the team too
- Trust doesn´t magically appear
- You have to work at it
- Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing
5
Q
Trust - Impressions
A
- Deliver high-quality software is all that really matter but the “soft skills” your team practices may be just as important to building trust in your team
- Organizational Strategy
- Show some hustle
- Deliver on commitments
- Manage problems
- Respect customer goals
- Promote the team
- Be Honest
6
Q
Effective team - Charectaristics
A
- Mutual vision
- Team spirit and mutual trust
- Result driven
- Capable team members and loyal to the team
- Self control
- Have the authority to take decisions
- No too many
- Clear roles and responsibilites
- Monitor results and give feedback
- Effective communications
- Common goal
7
Q
Team size
A
- More relations
- More time to establish a relationship
- More probability of conflicts
- Stronger relationships more effective communication
- Smaller is stronger
- Smaller teams - stronger relationships
- ideal 7 +- 2
