The general intention for Agile teams is that they are working in the same physical location, often called collocation, or being co-located. Much is to be said for the power of osmosis in terms of spreading knowledge among the team. Personal relationships are formed face to face, so that aspect is also strengthened by working in the same physical location. There is a lot more to it though. So let’s explore what science has to say about the real benefits of working in the same location?
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Long-lived feature teams – what happens when they run out of product??
This article explores what happens to a feature team that is part of a product group when product demand runs dry. In particular it is about the purpose of the team diminishing and looking what options there are for the team going forward.