Agility and Cross-Functional Teams

In Agile teams, the focus is solely on implementation. Implementing Agile involves delivering iterative changes to a supporting technological strategy.

As a manager or Product Owner, is it necessary to track and estimate every task you work on, even if you disagree?

Are you required to present burn-down charts to demonstrate your progress and ensure that you are on track to meet deadlines?

Do you have to participate in bi-weekly sell-off/demo meetings to justify your actions?

Developers require precise requirements and high-fidelity prototypes. Each person handles a small part of the product, and no one cares about the overall product.

Specialization, which refers to the number of roles and titles in a group, can lead to communication saturation. When a team working in the same domain has distinct titles, it creates silos within the team.

People tend to focus only on what their title suggests.

The fundamental principle of Agile methodology is to build genuinely cross-functional teams.

Creating an extensive plan in advance contradicts what Agility is all about.

[¹]: Agile Project Management with Kanban (Developer Best Practices)