A good team is obviously much more than just a group of professionals working together. Evolving into a team is a process in itself, yet it is not a straightforward project that will generate a world-class team just like that. In order to function properly and to become even better, the team needs a social glue that holds it together and helps the team members reach their goals and solve conflicts. This social glue is, of course, team spirit!
Knowledge and skills – both are needed in working life and both can be developed. The information can be learned; Skill mapping often requires more time and attitude. The five most important skills in 2019 are creativity, persuation, collaboration, adaptability and time management.
A retrospective is an effective way to make your organization develop. Retro can be done in many different ways, but this retro method is worth trying out!
The Product Owner is a role that has a great impact on the team’s results. That’s why it’s a good thing that more and more organizations now have a proper Product Owner. However, the mere change of title does not mean that things are going well – the most important thing is to understand what product ownership really means!
Leadership is one of the cornerstones of a good team. However, agile teams cannot be guided by the traditional leadership model – agile does not work as a model where one leader directs and decides.
Project portfolio management maximizes procurement procedures by optimizing and tracking related procurement investments.
The Scrum Master is important for an agile team. A good Scrum Master ensures, among others, the success of meetings and good team spirit. Read our blog post so you know exactly why you should invest in Scum Masters!
Team spirit is the third cornerstone of teamwork. Rude because the team is standing there. It is the breeding ground that the team builds on its success.
The most important thing behind a good team is curiosity. If the team is not curious, it keeps the same paths as before: it does not question the information coming from the outside, and is not really interested in the customer’s problems. Curious teams, on the other hand, open up new paths and experiment. And the culture of the experiment is the background of agility!
Product Owner eli tuoteomistaja on ketterissä tuotekehitystiimeissä rooli, jonka vastuulla on edustaa asiakkaan ja stakeholdereiden ääntä tiimille ja priorisoida tiimin tekemistä. Ideana on se, että yksi henkilö kerää tietoa monista eri lähteistä ja keskustelee säännöllisesti monien ihmisten kanssa, jotta voi sitten tehdä päätöksiä siitä mikä on tärkeää: mitä tehdään ja mitä ei. Lisäksi Product Owner vastaa siitä, että tiimillä on aina valmiina aloitettavaksi hyvin määriteltyä ja tärkeää tekemistä.
Service design is trendy. It is a way of thinking and a set of tools and methods that embraces the entire organization – you as well! No worries, you do not have to be a Service Designer or a know-it-all in customer experiences. As long as you understand what service design means for your work, it is enough. Here are the ABCs of service design, i.e. a crash course into the subject.
“It is important to realize that understanding an action is not the same as accepting it.” This quote by Arman Alizad made me think about different cultures and how to successfully work with different people. Read this blog to find out more!