Step 4: Define the Teams to Select

Once you’ve defined your readiness, gotten permission, and evaluated whether you should run a trial, it’s time to define the squads that people will select into. It’s possible to give people a roadmap and product strategy to determine which squads are required, but for us this proved to be too complex. Not only did staff members not know where to start, but they also didn’t know how best to meet the needs of the organization.

The squads to establish can reflect your current structure or, if you’re not yet working in teams, you’ll need to make a decision about which squads are needed. For us this was a complex proposition that required company-wide reflection about our mid- to long-term goals and priorities. ...

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