Chapter 4. Organic Teams—Part 2

Some responsibilities that have been associated in the past with project managers are assumed by various team members on Organic Teams. For example, the lead responsibility for technical decisions lies with the technical coach. Other developers on the team assume important responsibilities as well. These usually occur as team practices within a software craftsmanship skills framework that allows each developer increasing responsibility commensurate with her software development expertise. Formal team structure and team practices address the organization of agile teams within the boundaries of the project itself. Current material on agile methodologies stops here without addressing the larger practical issues of ...

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