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The social nature of agile teams
PeopleWare Track
Scheduled Time:
Monday 19 November 2007, 01:30 to 03:00Room:
Southwark Cathedral, The Gary Weston LibrarySession type:
experience reportIntended audience and experience level:
Anyone interested in the socio-psychological aspects of agile teamwork. Valuable for managers or coaches who are interested in guiding team activity, agile practitioners hoping to better understand some of their team experiences, and for newcomers to agile who would like some insight into why agile works at all.
Prerequisites:
None
Agile is a term often (but not always) associated with the term ‘project chemistry,’ or the positive team climate that can contribute to high performance. A qualitative study of personal experiences in development teams was therefore conducted to gain a better understanding how agile methods contribute to team motivation and cohesion. Presented research findings draw from social-identity theory, self-regulating team literature, and socio-psychological literature, and explain not only how, but WHY agile methodologies support teamwork and collective progress.
See the attached PDF for a more detailed description of the session.
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| eWhitworth_Social_XPDay2007.pps | 4.08 MB |
elizabethwhitworth
Elizabeth is a user experience professional, with a strong interest in
psychology and teamwork. Her background includes education in user-centered design, interaction design, software development processes, and psychology. While originally from New Zealand, she has country-jumped often enough since then that the only place that she can truly call home now is ‘online.’ She currently lives and works in Ulm, Germany.