When not used by the teams, it also provides a retreat for private conversations. The meeting room allows the team to post their information on the walls and collaborate with remote team members and other teams. Ideally, a separate shared meeting room with video conferencing and private phone cubicles should be near the pod, as illustrated on the right of Figure 1. The pod is supported by whiteboards, a large monitor for video conferencing, and information radiators. In addition, the gathering spaces in the middle provide an area for hoteling team members, spontaneous pairing, and quick, informal sessions. However, the higher outside walls of the pod essentially separate the noise and conversation from the team next door. Their focus space is inside their cubicle, yet it will enable informal communication and knowledge gain from hearing the team members’ conversations. The walls within the pod are low, allowing for informal discussions. In this design, teams of 8-10 individuals work in a ‘pod’ of semi-private cubicles. An Agile pod, augmented, where feasible, by a team room and private phone cubicles Many organizations have arrived at a reasonable standard and efficient design, as illustrated in Figure 1. While opinions vary considerably (XP shops, in particular, appear to favor the fully-open pairing concept), in our experience, neither extreme is optimal. We’ve observed practices at the extremes, from individuals in traditional cubicles to completely open workspaces designed for ad hoc pairing, teaming, and ease of reconfiguration. Provide room for the Team Sync and space for whiteboards, visual information radiators, and at least one large monitor.Support the need for occasional privacy.Support the need for constant informal team collaboration.Provide individual focus space for being in the zone of developing code, tests, and other artifacts.Out of these experiences, a few standard requirements have emerged: Such experiments are not efficiently conducted, as arranging and rearranging a physical workspace involves facilities, capital expense, potential interior remodels, and more.
In the search for ever higher productivity and employee engagement, many enterprises have experimented with team workspaces explicitly designed to support Agile development. Work visualization techniques that create transparency and alignment alongside opportunities to improve processes.Cross-Team collaboration spaces that support critical events such as PI Planning as well as encourage innovation.Workspaces for Agile teams that balance the need to work together daily alongside occasional privacy.We describe the following physical spaces that encourage collaboration, communication, and innovation as Agile Workspaces: Further, the environment must positively reinforce the cultural changes while amplifying the focus on face-to-face communication and information transparency. Experience and research have also shown that effective workspaces are one of the keys to high productivity. Note: This article is part of Extended SAFe Guidance and represents official SAFe content that cannot be accessed directly from the Big Picture.Īdopting Lean and Agile practices across the Enterprise greatly benefits from a physical environment for teams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs) that support these new working methods.
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