Team Agility
Assessment Template Details
Team Agility
Ideal For
Teams that are relatively new (i.e., 0-2 years) to Agile ways of working.
References
Works of thought leaders that influenced the Growth Criteria, assigned Stage, and associated Business Outcomes.
Questions by Dimension
18 total questions
Value Driven
• Team Backlog
• Team Backlog Refinement
• Team Common Goals
• Team Product Owner
Dynamics
• Team Accountability
• Team Safety
• Team Synergy
Quality
• Team Definition of Done
• Team Focus on Quality
Adapt
• Roadmap
• Team Composition
• Team Iteration Planning
• Team Iteration Review
• Team Stand-Up
Improve
• Team Learning Culture
• Team Retrospective
Leadership
• Leadership Mindset
• Team Lead Facilitator
Question Growth Criteria Example
Team Synergy
Assesses the sense of shared ownership and collaboration amongst team members.
Starting (0)
There is a lack of shared ownership, timely input, and direct interaction between team members; they work as individuals
Developing (1)
The team has an identity (i.e., name)
The team has a shared understanding of the goals of the products/initiatives they are working on
The team has a common language they use to describe their work
The team has a collaborative workspace (on-site or remote) and utilizes collaboration tools for communication, sharing, and fun
Emerging (2)
Team members know what each other is working on and ensure open lines of communication, alignment of efforts, and management of dependencies
The team listens to each other’s opinions and considers tradeoffs
Adapting (3)
All team members are willing to play any role needed to get things done, even if it means taking on a task outside of their functional area
The team succeeds and fails as one; no finger-pointing
Optimizing (4)
The team's leadership is well-versed in advanced techniques that create synergies across functions and domains; they coach team members and ensure it exists