Self-Organization

by Jim Highsmith

There seems to be a bit of confusion within the agile community about the concept of self-organization. To some it seems to be a euphemism for anarchy and an excuse to rail against management in general and project management in particular. I think this "anti-management" faction helps critics relegate agile to a "small-project, fringe" movement, which is unfortunate. Self-organizing isn't about anarchy or lack of leadership, it's about empowerment (or in the old school, delegation) and style of leadership.

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Self-OrganizationThu Nov 30 08:12:42 CDT 2006