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Trust, Commitment and Accountability

One Agile Coach suggested to me that he would 'hold the team at gun point' if in a particular sprint the team seems not delivering its commitment! How do you manage accountability of an Agile Team and the Scrum Master? Is Scrum Master or Agile Coach accountable for team? What does trust and commitment mean to an agile project?

Tags: Accountability, Agile, Coach, Commitment, Trust

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Permalink Reply by Duncan Campbell on April 30, 2010 at 4:42pm

Then I recommed you (and your colleagues) read Ed Yourdon's masterpiece "Death March".

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Permalink Reply by Manish Manekar on May 3, 2010 at 9:43am

That is a good suggestion. Although I clearly state it as a "Death March" in my training sessions, I may not always be able to tell it that way and keep the client/assignment too ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Duncan Campbell on May 3, 2010 at 9:54am

There are 4 types of death march: suicide, kamikaze, ugly and Mission Impossible, based on chances of success and happiness of the participants.

The Mission Impossible category is where you want to be.