{"id":8041037,"date":"2018-03-21T08:02:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T15:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=aa_book&#038;p=8041037"},"modified":"2023-02-13T16:50:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T00:50:53","slug":"liftoff","status":"publish","type":"aa_book","link":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/resources\/books\/liftoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Liftoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams<\/h3>\n<p>Ready, set, liftoff! Align your team to one purpose: successful delivery. Learn new insights and techniques for starting projects and teams the right way, with expanded concepts for planning, organizing, and conducting liftoff meetings. Real-life stories illustrate how others have effectively started (or restarted) their teams and projects. Master coaches Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies have successfully \u201clifted off\u201d numerous agile projects worldwide. 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Throughout the book are stories from real-life teams lifting off, as seasoned coaches describe their experiences with liftoffs and agile team chartering.<\/p>\n<p>Focused conversations help the team align, form, and build enough trust for collaborating. You\u2019ll build a common understanding of the teams\u2019 context within business goals. 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