A project leader must form an effective five-member agile team for a new project. If there are no constraints, which team should they select?

The correct answer is a team whose members have broad aptitudes and can collaborate on different tasks. Agile teams thrive on collaboration, cross-functionality, and the ability to swarm on tasks. Members with broad aptitudes (T-shaped skills) can contribute to various aspects of the project, increasing flexibility and efficiency. A team of independent specialists, while highly skilled, may lack the collaborative spirit essential for agile, potentially creating bottlenecks if one specialist is overloaded. A team with broad aptitudes but who prefer to work individually contradicts the core agile principle of collaboration and shared ownership. A geographically dispersed team, while sometimes necessary, introduces communication challenges that can hinder effective agile collaboration, especially if not managed carefully.