Agile Prozesse – Agile Teams

The book briefly and concisely describes the current agile process models in software development. After a short introduction to the historical development, it delves into current representatives such as Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps, starting from the Agile Manifesto and the first agile models, Extreme Programming (XP) and Crystal. The focus is on the process flow, team roles, and artifacts. In the student lab of the Competence Center for Agile IT Processes at the Dual University of Baden-Württemberg in Lörrach, the discussed process models are tested for their practicality in everyday use. Which agile practices are easily accepted, and which face rejection from team members? Based on these experiences, the team process is examined, particularly the formation of mini-teams, the smallest productive unit within the development team. Essential team roles for the success of a project are identified and formulated in the Meta Agile Process Model (MAP). Based on the map of behaviors within the team, a method for optimal team formation is proposed.