When team membership changes every few months, teams (Scrum, Kanban, XP or otherwise) struggle to: create Psychological Safety, maintain Predictability, stay focused on Product Vision, and grow their capability to Deliver. Stable teams isn’t a requirement of Scrum or Kanban, but its absence causes great harm.
Resource Links:
- From project teams to stable agile teams
- How a Stable Team Grows in Capability
- Projects and the Damage Done (hint unstable teams)
- Stable Agile Teams
- Stable Teams – Pattern
- Stable Teams – Predictability Edition
- The Importance of Keeping Teams Intact – HBR
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