Part of the Multi-team Software Delivery Assessment (README)
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Based on the Spotify Squad Health Check combined with insight from Google's Project Aristotle
Purpose: Assess the health and confidence of the team as a delivery unit
Method: Use the Spotify Squad Health Check approach to assess the team's answers to the following questions:
| Question | Tired (1) | Inspired (5) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Easy to release - how easy is it to release a change to the software you work on? | It is difficult to release a change | It is easy and straightforward to release a change |
| 2. Suitable process - how suitable is the process for developing and delivering software? | The process is cumbersome and unhelpful | The process is mostly hidden and we barely feel it |
| 3. Tech quality (code base health) - how healthy is the code base? | Our code base is piled with workarounds and danger areas | Our code base is clean, safe to use, and well-tested |
| 4. Value - do you work on valuable things as a team? | We are disconnected from customer or user value | We live and breathe a value-driven team approach |
| 5. Speed - how rapidly do you work as a team? | We seem to take a long time to get things done | We deliver work rapidly together |
| 6. Mission - how well do you know why you are working on things? | It is rarely clear what our mission is | We have a clear mission that we share with all stakeholders |
| 7. Fun - how fun is it to work in your team? How much camaraderie and sense of teamwork? | Fun is rarely an aspect of our teamwork | The team is a fun place to be every day |
| 8. Learning - how much do you learn as a team? | We rarely learn anything new | We learn something every day |
| 9. Support - how much support do you get as a team? | We get very little support as a team | We are well-supported as a team |
| 10. Pawns or players - how much control do you have over what you work on and how? | We have very little say in what we work on | We have strong influence over what we work on |
| 11. Psychological Safety - how safe do you feel to raise concerns? | If we raise concerns we are shouted down and ignored | Our concerns are valued and used to help improve the team and organisation |
| 12. Teams Around Us - how well do the teams around you work with you and your team? | Teams around us are unhelpful and rude | Teams around us are very friendly and helpful - it's a joy to work with the other teams |
| 13. Delivery Platform - how effective and easy to use is the delivery platform underpinning your team's delivery? | The platform seems to obstruct us and is difficult to use | The platform is a force-multiplier for us and helps us deliver rapidly and safely. We love the platform. |
| 14. Management Style - how effective and appropriate are the approaches by management and other senior stakeholders? | The management approaches really hamper our efforts | The management approaches help us to deliver rapidly and safely |