In the Cutter IT Journal, "Exploring the Agile Frontier" (Vol. 20, No. 5), I pointed out the importance of coming up with teams that are structured around features (see "Agile Development in the Face of Global Software Projects"). As I explained in that article, these so-called feature teams will have to assemble all roles, knowledge, and skill that are necessary to deliver a complete feature.
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Jutta Eckstein works as an independent coach, consultant, and trainer. She has helped many teams and organizations worldwide to make an Agile transition. Ms. Eckstein has unique experience in applying Agile processes within medium-sized to large distributed mission-critical projects. She is the coauthor (with John Buck) of the book Company-wide Agility with Beyond Budgeting, Open Space & Sociocracy: Survive & Thrive on Disruption. Other… Read More
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