Manager (People Leader) Role

In agile frameworks, managers and people leaders are often overlooked, but they hold a crucial position in establishing and nurturing high-performance agility teams.

Their responsibility lies in offering guidance, allocating resources, and creating a secure space for teams to self-organize effectively.

They excel in assembling and cultivating cross-functional teams, all aligned with a shared product vision.

Promoting Agile values, standards, and practices is part of their role, and they actively provide constructive feedback to the teams while celebrating their achievements.

It's worth noting that these managers and leaders often wear multiple hats, serving not only as managers but also taking on technical or product owner roles, and sometimes even stepping in as scrum masters when needed. Their versatility contributes significantly to the team's success.

Resources

A class designed for frontline managers of agility teams. It covers essential topics such as the role of managers in an agile environment and practices needed to support teams' optimal delivery, etc.

In this Scrum Alliance article, Michael Sahota talked about what it means to be an Agile Leader and the attributes of Agile Leadership.

In the Responsibility Mapping Workshop, the team will confirm the responsibilities of People Leaders and the ownership of those responsibilities.