Inspiring, motivating, and influencing

The ability to inspire, motivate, and influence is an entire topic all on its own and usually a work in progress. One of the best practices would state that a team charter is how you set the project vision and how the project benefits the team, the organization, and the customer. The team charter may also describe the project's release criteria within the understanding that the team's vision needs to align with the results they are producing. Finally, but maybe most importantly, it describes how the team will work together. Those topics are more likely to include team values and working agreements, including the completion criteria for increments they create. Completion criteria in the Agile space are called the definition of done. Ground rules and group norms are also discussed, agreed upon, and written in the team charter. The social contract process of creating a team charter is an excellent way to create an environment of collaboration...