Do’s and Don’ts for Agile Team Success

In order to effectively manage agile teams, it's important to avoid old habits and shift towards an agile framework. To ensure success, it's important to empower teams to be self-organizing, and to use tools that provide real-time visibility and encourage experimentation and creativity. Additionally, cross-functional staffing, team recognition, and breaks from the action are essential. On the other hand, it's important to avoid expecting agile teams to survive if surrounding teams don't understand how agile works and being obsessed with maximizing human resources. It's also key to avoid using spreadsheets and other non-agile task management solutions and to remember that agile is not just about releasing faster, but also about planning faster.