Agile software development focuses on efficiency and value delivery through collaboration with customers, allowing for dynamic adaptations based on feedback. Agile teams are self-organized and can take on various roles, with specific responsibilities depending on their structure, such as generalist, specialist, transitioning, parallel, and product sub-team. The methodology has both advantages, like improved product quality and customer involvement, and disadvantages, such as potential disorganization and restricted scope.

1. Agile Software Development
Team

3. “In a bureaucracy, serving the internal systems and processes
takes precedence over serving customers… In Agile organizations,
everyone in the organization has a clear line of sight to the ultimate
customer or user and can see how work is adding value to the
customer or user –or not” — Stephen Denning in Agile’s Ten
Implementation Challenges
What do you mean by Agile Software Development?
Agile Methodology is a compilation of principles and values that can be
implemented in a project to simplify it or increase the efficiency of the
resources. It is very dynamic in nature as it has scope for making
changes throughout the process as per the feedback or requirement of
the stakeholder or client.

5. In 2001, for the first time the Agile Methodology was established on
papers in the Agile Manifesto of Software Development with a mind set of
delivering value and collaborating with customers. Agile Methodology is
an umbrella term for vast number frameworks that can be used to
implement its values. There are many Agile Certification courses available
that give an in-depth knowledge about its principles.
What is an Agile Software Development team?
Agile Software Development team is a group of professionals that are self
organized and work together to deliver quality product. The team is cross-
functional and the people working in it have gone through Agile
Training to efficiently implement Agile values in the project. The size of
the team may vary in every organization but the key roles are same-

6. · Product Owner
· Stakeholders
· Team members
· Agile Scrum Master/Team Leader
Responsibilities of an Agile Team
In an Agile team, general responsibilities are self-explanatory but there are specific
responsibilities that are assigned based on the required skill sets. There are 5 different
types of Agile teams and the responsibilities given vary in each of them. They are-
1. Generalist- In this type of a team, anyone can pick up any task whenever they want,
which actually chaotic and confusing at times.
2. Specialist- This is quite the opposite of the Generalist as everyone is given the
responsibility according to the skill sets they own.
3. Transitioning- A Transitioning team is not a pure Agile team as it only applies bits and
pieces of the principles to complete a task.

7. 4. Parallel- Well, this is an interesting type of a team where everyone
gets a chance to switch roles and responsibilities. This is possible only
for teams where all the members know all the skills through Agile
Training.
5. Product Sub-Team- It is basically a small unit of a larger team which
is responsible to focus and finish a specific part of the work.
Pros and Cons in an Agile Team
Everything has its own benefits and disadvantages that affect their
efficiency.
Pros
· This method breaks down the whole process into small tasks which
helps in focusing minutely on all the aspects. This helps in developing
high quality product.

8. · As there is close involvement of the customers, changes can be made as per their
satisfaction.
· Almost all the risks are mitigated in this methodology, so the chance of failure is almost
zero.
· Collaboration is one of the important Agile values which lead to efficiency in work.
Cons
· The scope of work for the team is restricted sometimes.
· Lack of management leads to disorganization at times.
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1. Who is an Agile Scrum Master?
An Agile Scrum Master is a trained professional who works as a team lead in teams that
follow Agile Methodology. They are a coach, guide and a servant leader for the rest of the
team. Their major responsibility is to take care of proper implementation of Agile values
in the project. Communication and collaboration with other teams and authorities is the
secondary responsibility.

9. 2. Which Agile Certification courses are in demand in 2023?
The popularity of Agile Software Development amongst the industries has resulted
in vacancy for professionals who have been trained in Agile. So the demand for the
training and certification in Agile has also increased. The Agile
Certification courses that are popular and in demand in 2023 are-
· Leading SAFe® 5.1
· Certified Scrum Master
· Professional Scrum Master I
· SAFe POPM
· Certified Scrum Product Owner
· Agile Certified Practitioner

10. 3. Is Agile Training necessary for all the team members?
Agile Training is not mandatory but it is recommended to adapt to the
Agile knowledge. An organization which is going to handle complex and
multilayered projects with Agile Methodology should get their
employees trained to be familiar with the concept and work culture of
the framework. Training helps in getting clarity, increases team spirit
and also eradicates chances of errors and failures.

11. About Advance Agility
We, at Advance Agility, are the new-age Agile Coaching, Consulting and IT services company.
We enable end-to-end Digital Transformation. Agile execution is integral to our being. We are
doing SAFe implementation with small, medium and large organization across the globe. Our
vision is to be the leading Agile execution player globally. To keep adding value at every
process stage. We are on a mission to empower our clients, move from concept to cash in the
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