In Practice: The Yardbirds
Steve Holyer, agile coach and product management consultant, shares a story about a team that couldn’t achieve success until its members discovered and examined their purpose and context (including the system they worked in), and aligned themselves to do the work. Notice that he starts with alignment activities before moving to purpose and context. The order of chartering the elements isn’t as important as the fit for your particular team situation.
The Yardbirds Were in Trouble
Steve looked around the table and saw a group of competent, experienced women and men. Many were old enough to have successfully raised their children and seen them off to college and into their own homes and careers. Others still had children ...
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