5 Qualities Of High-Performing Agile Teams

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5 Qualities Of High-Performing Agile Teams

A high-performing agile team delivers exceptional results time and again, irrespective of the challenges they encounter. Such teams are often admired and respected across their organizations because they exceed customers’ and management’s expectations repeatedly.

Their results are due to the sustained effort of committed people, both on the team and above them. Here are fine of those qualities that you should strive for when work your agile team:

1. A Unified Outlook
High-performing agile teams have a clearly defined charter instilling a “one-team” attitude in them. Team members should collaborate and support each other, and although they will inevitably sometimes argue, they should then reconcile. They radiate positive vibes that can be felt by others in the organization.

2. Ownership And Accountability In Their Work
Strong and effective leadership instills a sense of Ownership and accountability in the team by giving them enough autonomy to make their own decisions while remaining within the boundaries of organizational values. Autonomy comes with responsibility; It is not freedom to take inappropriate actions or make immature decisions.
High-performing teams are ready to take complete responsibility for failures without looking for excuses. They treat success and failures as "our success, our failures," not as "my success, your failure." The major difference between high-performing teams and normal teams is that high-performing teams are always focused on continuous improvement by not repeating the same mistakes.

3. A High Level Of Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is an important building block of high-performing teams. Emotionally intelligent team members are able to manage and control not only their own emotions, but the emotions of others as well. They show respect toward their colleagues, motivate each other, and support the personal growth and success of each team member.

4. A Visible Culture Of Excellence
High-performing agile teams focus on process excellence, engineering excellence, and people excellence. This attitude helps to improve themselves and the team, which results in delivering quality solutions to customers.
Opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement are part of their work culture. These teams do not settle for ordinary results. They are always motivated to challenge themselves, setting new standards for performance and achieving unprecedented results.

5. A Passion For Their Work
Passionate team members are always an asset to any organization. These people are calm but still full of energy for their work. Passion makes a difference in their output and commitment to the project.

Passionate team members are not lazy, and they don't look for excuses when the going is tough. They make every attempt to fulfill their commitment. Passion drives them to achieve excellence in their workplace. They stay up to date in their field, they are excited about their work, and they are always looking for creative ideas to solve complex problems.

*Source: agileconnection.com