Agile Software Development Team

 

“In a bureaucracy, serving the internal systems and processes takes precedence over serving customers… In Agile organizations, everyone in the organization has a clear line of sight to the ultimate customer or user and can see how work is adding value to the customer or user –or not” – Stephen Denning in Agile’s Ten Implementation Challenges

What do you mean by Agile Software Development?

Agile Methodology is a compilation of principles and values that can be implemented in a project to simplify it or increase the efficiency of the resources. It is very dynamic in nature as it has scope for making changes throughout the process as per the feedback or requirement of the stakeholder or client.

In 2001, for the first time the Agile Methodology was established on papers in the Agile Manifesto of Software Development with a mind set of delivering value and collaborating with customers. Agile Methodology is an umbrella term for vast number frameworks that can be used to implement its values. There are many ⁠Agile Certification courses available that give an in-depth knowledge about its principles.

What is an Agile Software Development team?

Agile Software Development team is a group of professionals that are self organized and work together to deliver quality product. The team is cross-functional and the people working in it have gone through Agile Training to efficiently implement Agile values in the project. The size of the team may vary in every organization but the key roles are same-

·       Product Owner

·       Stakeholders

·       Team members

·       Agile Scrum Master/Team Leader

Responsibilities of an Agile Team

In an Agile team, general responsibilities are self-explanatory but there are specific responsibilities that are assigned based on the required skill sets. There are 5 different types of Agile teams and the responsibilities given vary in each of them. They are-

1.     Generalist- In this type of a team, anyone can pick up any task whenever they want, which actually chaotic and confusing at times.

2.     Specialist- This is quite the opposite of the Generalist as everyone is given the responsibility according to the skill sets they own.

3.     Transitioning- A Transitioning team is not a pure Agile team as it only applies bits and pieces of the principles to complete a task.

4.     Parallel- Well, this is an interesting type of a team where everyone gets a chance to switch roles and responsibilities. This is possible only for teams where all the members know all the skills through Agile Training.

5.     Product Sub-Team- It is basically a small unit of a larger team which is responsible to focus and finish a specific part of the work.

Pros and Cons in an Agile Team

Everything has its own benefits and disadvantages that affect their efficiency.

 

Pros

·       This method breaks down the whole process into small tasks which helps in focusing minutely on all the aspects. This helps in developing high quality product.

·       As there is close involvement of the customers, changes can be made as per their satisfaction.

·       Almost all the risks are mitigated in this methodology, so the chance of failure is almost zero.

·       Collaboration is one of the important Agile values which lead to efficiency in work.

Cons

·       The scope of work for the team is restricted sometimes.

·       Lack of management leads to disorganization at times.

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1.     Who is an Agile Scrum Master?

An ⁠Agile Scrum Master is a trained professional who works as a team lead in teams that follow Agile Methodology. They are a coach, guide and a servant leader for the rest of the team. Their major responsibility is to take care of proper implementation of Agile values in the project. Communication and collaboration with other teams and authorities is the secondary responsibility.

2.     Which Agile Certification courses are in demand in 2023?

The popularity of Agile Software Development amongst the industries has resulted in vacancy for professionals who have been trained in Agile. So the demand for the training and certification in Agile has also increased. The Agile Certification courses that are popular and in demand in 2023 are-

·       Leading SAFe® 5.1

·       Certified Scrum Master

·       Professional Scrum Master I

·       SAFe POPM

·       Certified Scrum Product Owner

·       Agile Certified Practitioner

3.     Is Agile Training necessary for all the team members?

Agile Training is not mandatory but it is recommended to adapt to the Agile knowledge. An organization which is going to handle complex and multilayered projects with Agile Methodology should get their employees trained to be familiar with the concept and work culture of the framework. Training helps in getting clarity, increases team spirit and also eradicates chances of errors and failures.

About Advance Agility

We, at Advance Agility, are the new-age Agile Coaching, Consulting and IT services company. We enable end-to-end Digital Transformation. Agile execution is integral to our being. We are doing SAFe implementation with small, medium and large organization across the globe. Our vision is to be the leading Agile execution player globally. To keep adding value at every process stage. We are on a mission to empower our clients, move from concept to cash in the shortest sustainable lead time by adopting human centric approach to business agility. Embracing the change is in our DNA. Things that keep us apart are Quicker and Seamless execution with End-to-end gamut of services. Our Global presence and Stellar Track Record give us an edge over our competitor.

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