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February 2004 Cutter Benchmark Review: Coaching and Team Building

Posted February 1, 2004 | Leadership | Cutter Benchmark Review

A question for many agile software development teams is, what is the project manager's role during an iteration? If the team is managing its own work assignments and is accountable for results, what does the project manager do other than stay out of the way and occasionally buy pizza on Friday?

About The Author
Jim Highsmith
Jim Highsmith is a Cutter Fellow Emeritus. He was the founding Director of Cutter’s Agile Product & Project Management practice and received the 2005 Stevens Award in recognition of his work in adaptive software development and Agile processes. Mr. Highsmith has 30-plus years’ experience as an IT manager, product manager, project manager, consultant, and software developer. He has consulted with IT and product development organizations and… Read More
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