Characteristics of Agile Team

● They are self-organizing rather than role- or title-based.
● They are empowered to make decisions.
● They truly believe that as a team they can solve any problem.
● They are committed to team success vs. success at any cost.
● The team owns its decisions and commitments.
● Trust, vs. fear or anger, motivates them.
● They are consensus-driven, with full divergence and then convergence. '
● And they live in a world of constant constructive disagreement.


—the characteristics of high collaboration and, thus, high performance (adapted from Tabaka 2006): 

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