tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593691839906710481.post5093412607320985006..comments2015-03-19T23:05:51.720-03:00Comments on Beard's Eye: Scrum and PoliticsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707805470911203330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593691839906710481.post-8489218027414234552009-12-01T16:28:16.799-03:002009-12-01T16:28:16.799-03:00Hi, Tomas, thanks for dropping a comment.
It'...Hi, Tomas, thanks for dropping a comment.<br /><br />It's true that it's usually big companies that suffer from too much politics. However, the pitfalls I described can still affect smaller organizations.<br /><br />For example, take the issue of self-organizing teams and their maturity. No matter how big or small your organization is, there's no guarantee that your team is mature enough to organize itself. I think this is one of the things that should always be kept in mind and paid attention to, no matter the size of the organization.<br /><br />As for one person having many roles, that can be made to work out as long as there's some structure in teams and all the bases are covered.<br /><br />When it comes to cross-functional approach, the point I was really trying to hammer home is that some structure is essential in order to keep the decision making process going. For every decision that has to be made, there also <b>must</b> be a way to finalize that decision. There has to be someone who will be responsible for saying "Okay, <i>this</i> is the way it will be." Otherwise, any decision can be indefinitely questioned, contested and argued ad nauseum.<br /><br />Naturally, if someone has to have the last word, it should ideally be the person who you hired to do that work. Everyone agrees that it's important to pick the best person for a job. What a lot of people seem to neglect is that it's equally important to try to keep true to what you told people when you hired them. As long as the company makes it clear during the hiring process that the candidates will be expected to take on several roles, everything's fine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707805470911203330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593691839906710481.post-66217445996832368282009-11-24T16:49:12.164-03:002009-11-24T16:49:12.164-03:00All this seams regarding big teams or I am wrong? ...All this seams regarding big teams or I am wrong? What about small organization that have 3-5 teams and usually many roles on one person? Could this work and how?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612862059630895613noreply@blogger.com