The document discusses key trends in software teams and teamwork in 2020 according to a report by InfoQ. Some of the trends discussed include the sudden shift to remote work due to COVID-19, with many teams not fully prepared; the continued spread of agile practices to other areas of organizations beyond software development; and a growing focus on diversity, inclusion, and creating more humanistic and sustainable workplaces. The report aims to help technical leaders and individual contributors navigate these trends and challenges to improve team experiences and organizational success.

1. Software Teams
& Teamwork
Trends Report
Q1 2020
https://www.infoq.com/articles/teams-teamwork-trends-2020/

2. The InfoQ Trends Reports
This report aims to assist technical leaders in making mid- to long-
term decisions that will have a positive impact on their organisations
and teams and help individual contributors find the practices,
approaches, tools, techniques and frameworks that can help them get
a better experience at work - irrespective of where they are working
from.
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3. Remote work is suddenly the new normal
due to the impact of COVID-19, and many
teams are not fully ready for the change
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4. The spread of agile ideas into other areas
of organizations continues—business
agility is becoming much more than just a
buzzword
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5. At the practices level, Wardley Mapping is
one of the few truly new ideas that have
come into this space recently. Invented
by Simon Wardley in 2005, they are
gaining traction because they are truly a
powerful tool for making sense of
complexity.
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6. The depth of impact that computing
technology has on society has heightened
the focus on ethical behavior and the
move towards creating an ethical
framework for software development, as
well as growing concern in the
environmental impact the industry has.
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7. Diversity and inclusion efforts are moving
forward, with a long way still to go
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8. Practices and approaches that result in
more humanistic workplaces, where
people can express their whole selves,
are recognized as important for
attracting and retaining the best people
and result in more sustainably profitable
organizations
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