From Forming to Performing

When there is team spirit in a group with a common goal, there is no storming phase. In Team C, we never had that experience. We knew exactly what we considered important and shared it with everyone from day one. After the initial coaching on the field, the other two team members arrived and, from then on, user stories began flying on the kanban board.

We had regular product demos with stakeholders, led every time by a different member of Team C. Those who weren't in the meeting were at their desks, working on the backlog.

The level of focus and commitment was outstanding. We had many discussions as a team, but decisions were always made by a consensus in a matter of minutes. We trusted the expertise that each member gave to the service of the team, always willing to try out something suggested by someone who knew more about the matter.

We also decided to take some risks that resulted in accidentally discovering a new, superfast way to work...