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Aligning Software Teams

This morning, I have been thinking about past software projects in terms of what made them successful balancing risk, learning, achieving results and good vibes.

Making sure a team has a shared understanding and alignment around the why, what, and how they will approach building software together can have such a huge impact on the success of a project and how the contributors feel about it.

How about a bingo card?

Without being too prescriptive, I would say having a stance on all the items in these boxes ASAP starts you off better than not, as many of them can feed into and affect each other.

Diagram outlining team alignment across goals, decision-making, and delivery.