A community of practice is not a new concept: cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger first published the term in 19911. But communities of practice have a specific application in agile organisations and because of this they are on the rise.” – Emily Webber, excerpted from her article, “Communities of Practice: The Missing Piece of Your Agile Organisation” @ InfoQ, click here to read the article in its entirety.
Key Takeaways
- Communities of practice help connect people in organisations that are scaling their agile delivery
- Communities of practice can support people, build capability, reduce the duplication of work and build better practices
- A mature community will benefit members and the organisation
- Communities of practice take time and effort to create
- A community goes through a number of stages as it develops and a self-sustaining community has the best chance of survival
Click here to read the article in its entirety @ InfoQ. Insightful and well said! PMO Advisory offers courses throughout the year designed for project professionals interested in Portfolio (PfMP), Program (PgMP), Project (PMP & CAPM) Risk (PMI-RMP) Management, and Agile (PMI-ACP) certifications.