Context:
You are building a software development organization to meet competitive cost and schedule benchmarks.
You are staffing up to meet a schedule in a given market.
Forces:
Empowerment depends on competency and the distribution of knowledge and power.
The worst team dynamics can be found in appointed teams.
The best team dynamics can be found in self-selecting teams.
Broad interests (music and poetry) seem to align with successful team players.
Solution:
Build self-selecting teams, doing limited screening on the basis of track record and broad interests.
Resulting Context:
An empowered, enthusiastic team willing to take extraordinary measures to meet project goals.
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