How To Improve Software Team Performance With Experimentation
InfoQ, Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
According to Terhi Aho, experimentation is a way of thinking that guides action. By experimenting we can develop ways of working without a major change process. It can help software teams to solve problems in small steps, relieve their workload, and foster self-management.
Terhi Aho gave a workshop about using experimentation to improve team performance at Agile Tampere.
We can try changing one small thing at a time, assess the benefits, and decide either to continue in a new way or to try another option, as Aho explained:
"There is only a little resistance to change when the incremental changes to policies and ways of working are very small. In addition, the experimental process allows people to participate and give feedback. They themselves have a say in changing the way things are done..."