The Myth of Team Autonomy: Why it is an Illusion and We Still Need It

Please log in to watch this conference skillscast.

Autonomous teams are something we often strive for in software projects. Moreover, autonomy itself is often considered a value without defining what it actually is. The talk will look at the question of team autonomy from the perspective of organisations. Can there be autonomous teams? What does autonomy mean within an organisation? Why does it happen that teams are considered as non-autonomous?

And why is the absence of autonomy still valuable? What is the connection between decisions and autonomy? And why does more autonomy inevitably lead to higher communication costs?

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:

• Provisional Certified Large-Scale Scrum Practitioner with Ben Maynard (Online Workshop on 13th - 17th November 2023)
• Business Agility powered by Product Strategy (SkillsCast recorded in November 2022)
• Mastering Your Inner Demons as Product Managers (SkillsCast recorded in November 2022)