Erik Lindgren's guest appearances

Erik Lindgren

Away From The Keyboard

Agile Coaches' Corner

Chris Coyier

Lara Hogan

Ryan Hall

Amir Rajan

Kevin Kline

David Horowitz

Michael Kennedy

Mike Cooper

Daniel Vacanti

Jerry Smith

Esther Derby

Jorgen Hesselberg

Johanna Rothman

Mark Kilby

Kyle Simpson

OwlTail

Adam Ulery

Hal Hogue

This week, Dan Neumann is joined by three of his Agile colleagues, Erik Lindgren, Hal Hogue, and Adam Ulery.   In this episode, they discuss a common question with respect to Teams: Should we choose long-running Teams or dynamically formed ones? These four Agile colleagues share today valuable examples on how to form Teams and practical ways to help Teams succeed at delivering high-value products.   Key Takeaways   Advantages of long-lived cross-functional Teams:   Teams get to know each other better and build relationships.   Teams have working agreements that make them more effective.   Stability!   Much less coordination is needed.     Cons of long-lived Teams:   There is not much flexibility.   There is the risk of losing alignment with the rest of the organization.     What to do when someone’s professional goals push them in a different direction?   A Team could be kept together as long as possible but eventually, changes will happen.   We always need to look for ways for people to grow professionally.     What to consider when Teams are changing.   Keep the Team involved with the decisions that are being made.   When Teams change, the Team might be needing a skill that isn’t available.   Change is inevitable, be prepared for them.     What are the Team creation methods that work best?   A formal Team-forming workshop sets up Teams nicely for success, developing shared values.   Having a clear understanding of the type of work that the Team will be going after and based on that, finding the matched skills and competencies to that type of work.   Allow self-organization to happen.   Establish what is going to be created first in order to set up a Team; those Teams tend to grow organically.   Choosing a Team’s name can help people feel they belong and gives them the ability to become part of something bigger than themselves.     Why not both long-run and dynamically formed Teams?   Decide with your colleagues what can work better, encouraging self-organized Teams, since it is always positive to decide how the Team wants to be organized for the task in question.   The core of Agility is focusing on individuals and interactions.     When to form a new Team?   If you have some special project or initiative that may require deep specialties in an area.   Some Teams can come together to innovate in a particular area.       Mentioned in this Episode: Listen to  “Podcast  Ep. 5:  Exploring  an  Experimental  Mindset  with  Adam  Ulery”    Team  of  Teams:  New  Rules  of  Engagement  for  a  Complex  World, by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Tantum Collins, David Silverman, and Chris Fussell   Netflix Documentary, The Last Dance   Want to Learn More or Get in Touch? Visit the website and catch up with all the episodes on AgileThought.com! Email your thoughts or suggestions to Podcast@AgileThought.com or Tweet @AgileThought using  #AgileThoughtPodcast!

This week, Dan Neumann is joined by three of his Agile colleagues, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeriklindgren/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erik</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeriklindgren/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lindgren</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/halhogue/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hal</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/halhogue/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hogue</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adam</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ulery</a>. In this episode, they discuss a common question with respect to Teams: Should we choose long-running Teams or dynamically formed ones? These four Agile colleagues share today valuable examples on how to form Teams and practical ways to help Teams succeed at delivering high-value products. Key Takeaways <ul> <li> Advantages of long-lived cross-functional Teams: <ul> <li> Teams get to know each other better and build relationships. </li> <li> Teams have working agreements that make them more effective. </li> <li> Stability! </li> <li> Much less coordination is needed. </li> </ul> </li> <li> Cons of long-lived Teams: <ul> <li> There is not much flexibility. </li> <li> There is the risk of losing alignment with the rest of the organization. </li> </ul> </li> <li> What to do when someone’s professional goals push them in a different direction? <ul> <li> A Team could be kept together as long as possible but eventually, changes will happen. </li> <li> We always need to look for ways for people to grow professionally. </li> </ul> </li> <li> What to consider when Teams are changing. <ul> <li> Keep the Team involved with the decisions that are being made. </li> <li> When Teams change, the Team might be needing a skill that isn’t available. </li> <li> Change is inevitable, be prepared for them. </li> </ul> </li> <li> What are the Team creation methods that work best? <ul> <li> A formal Team-forming workshop sets up Teams nicely for success, developing shared values. </li> <li> Having a clear understanding of the type of work that the Team will be going after and based on that, finding the matched skills and competencies to that type of work. </li> <li> Allow self-organization to happen. </li> <li> Establish what is going to be created first in order to set up a Team; those Teams tend to grow organically. </li> <li> Choosing a Team’s name can help people feel they belong and gives them the ability to become part of something bigger than themselves. </li> </ul> </li> <li> Why not both long-run and dynamically formed Teams? <ul> <li> Decide with your colleagues what can work better, encouraging self-organized Teams, since it is always positive to decide how the Team wants to be organized for the task in question. </li> <li> The core of Agility is focusing on individuals and interactions. </li> </ul> </li> <li> When to form a new Team? <ul> <li> If you have some special project or initiative that may require deep specialties in an area. </li> <li> Some Teams can come together to innovate in a particular area. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Mentioned in this Episode: Listen to <a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> “</a><a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast</a> <a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ep</a><a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">. 5:</a> <a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Exploring</a> <a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> an</a> <a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Experimental</a> <a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mindset</a> <a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> with</a> <a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Adam</a> <a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ulery</a><a href="https://agilethought.com/agile-podcast/podcast-ep-5-exploring-experimental-mindset-adam-ulery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">”</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Team</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> of</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Teams</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">:</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> New</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rules</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> of</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Engagement</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> for</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> a</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complex</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> World</a>, by Gen. 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Long-Running Teams vs Dynamically Formed Teams  with  Hal Hogue, Adam Ulery, and Erik Lindgren

Dave Noderer

Dave starts off talking about the early days of starting user groups and developer communities in the early days. Our panel discusses the some concerns that user group leaders have to address today. Cecil asks about the potential for improved user group collaboration. Richie talks about having to be ready for volunteers. Dave talks about getting Erik involved with South Florida Code Camp (SFLCC). Cecil asks Dave and Erik to talk about SFLCC. Dave starts off with the history of code camps. We dig into the benefits of attending an event like SFLCC. We discus meeting experts and stepping ...

Episode 31: Dave Noderer and Erik Lindgren Build Community