Timeline for Does running an agile squad mean that all squad members can do any work, or work should be divided based on skill set?
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| Jul 22, 2023 at 15:12 | comment | added | Joel Bancroft-Connors | Thomas is right, there are more skill shapes identified these days. I was trying not to muddy the waters too much. I think Pi or M shaped is better than T overall. | |
| Jul 21, 2023 at 0:26 | comment | added | Mars | I would suggest in practice, that Subject Matter experts move out as related work finishing, not due to the team becoming more cross functional. | |
| Jul 20, 2023 at 10:41 | comment | added | Thomas Owens♦ | The only thing that I'd add to this is that beyond T-shaped, you also have other shapes of skills, such as pi-shaped (deeper expertise in two areas) or E, M, or comb-shaped (deep expertise in three or more areas). The expertise doesn't have to be in the same depth in each of the areas, but it promotes even more of the ability to help out or fill in for other people on the team. | |
| Jul 20, 2023 at 5:12 | history | answered | Joel Bancroft-Connors | CC BY-SA 4.0 |