team_management.theory.txt

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                                            /  :                               :  \  
                                            )==:             TEAM              :==(   
                                            \  :_______________________________:  /    
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TEAM MEMBERS MANAGING ==>         #Must understand: processes, employees skills/weaknesses/personality
                                  #Must provide: shared long-term focus, clear/achievable short-term goals

INTERVENING ==>                   #Should only intervene in extreme cases, prefer team self-manage instead
                                  #  - opposite is "micro-management"
                                  #Prefer facilitating communication instead of forcing decisions:
                                  #  - every key player voice should be heard
                                  #  - clear|agreed description|evidence of problem
                                  #  - confirm solution is understood by all


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                                            )==:      INFORMATION SHARING      :==(   
                                            \  :_______________________________:  /    
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KNOWLEDGE SHARING ==>             #Should promote knowledge sharing and mentoring inside teams and cross teams
                                  #The opposite is "intellectual violence", i.e. when people use knowledge to dominate others:
                                  #  - using concepts not understood by others, in order to sideline them from decision-making

MUSHROOM MANAGEMENT ==>           #Antipattern where:
                                  #  - software developers and end-users do not communicate
                                  #  - entertained by management in order to prevent developers from influencing decision making
                                  #Problems:
                                  #  - poor architecture/design choices because of requirements not clear|detailed enough
                                  #  - less feedback from end-users, e.g. through prototyping or short iterations