Agile Team

The heart of the value delivery is built on the Agile Team 1. From the Scrum Guide 2:

"The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers. Within a Scrum Team, there are no sub-teams or hierarchies. It is a cohesive unit of professionals focused on one objective at a time, the Product Goal."

Each of these roles are important and should not be dismissed or missing from the team. It is recommended that the Agile Team positions be filled by contract partners (ADOs).

Scrum Master

• Guides the team in Agile practices.
• Removes impediments the team experiences.

Product Owner

• Has content authority over the Team Backlog. 
• Establishes and maintains product vision.
• Works with developers to provide alignment and remove ambiguity for the work to be done.

Team Members/Developers

• Does the work to create and deliver the value.
• Cross functional skills to be autonomous in doing the necessary work.
  • Software Engineers
  • UI/UX
  • Technical Writers
  • Testers
  • Etc.

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