Initiating Transparency in Your Teams

Initiating Transparency in Your Teams

Transparency is one of the ingredients to build a high-performing team.? Transparency requires sharing information about the team's goal, decision-making processes, and progress towards the goal.? When team members have access to this information, they can make informed decisions that align with the team's goals and values.? On the other hand, when team members have limited visibility of what they need to know, it affects their speed to deliver results.?

Transparency is one of the company-wide agile values we promote in JG Summit Digital Transformation Office (DTO).
Set the tone for transparency when you start a project!


In a new project of JG Summit DTO together with Data Analytics Ventures, Inc. (DAVI), the project team set the tone for transparency in its kick-off meetings. ?By initiating the project with this step, the project team encouraged stronger collaboration among the members and enhanced their alignment with business objectives.? Pick up tips and templates from their experience!?

Vision Setting?

Closer collaboration among team members can be fostered at the start of a project through vision setting exercises.? These activities provide transparency in the team’s directions.? By making these visible to team members, it promotes accountability by making it clear who is responsible for what outcomes. When teams have the autonomy to organize themselves, transparency ensures that they are accountable for their decisions and actions.?

JG Summit DTO and DAVI used these tools for their latest project. Consider using them for your projects:

Leadership Vision

In Agile teams, tone from the top is always important!  It drives transparency and self-organization.
Tone from the top is always important!


Brainstorming Template

Download this brainstorming template from JG Summit Digital Transformation Office (DTO).
Structure brainstorming conversations by having templates to guide your team.


Prioritization Template

Follow this prioritization table from JG Summit Digital Transformation Office (DTO).
Not all ideas need to be implemented. Prioritize by assigning weights and scoring the ideas.


Through vision setting exercises, team members know how to align their efforts with the projects’ overall goals and objectives.?

Team formation and norming?

JG Summit Digital Transformation Office (DTO) team formation and norming with counterparts from Data Analytics Ventures, Inc. (DAVI)
Encouraging open communication and dialogue among team members promotes trust and engagement.


Team formation and norming are much more than getting-to-know-you activities.? Team formation and norming promote open communication and dialogue among team members. ?In the absence of team norms, the team runs the risk of having low levels of trust and engagement among members.?

Get some ideas from JG Summit DTO and DAVI’s formation and norming exercises:?

Communication Norms

In JG Summit Digital Transformation Office (DTO)'s work with Data Analytics Ventures, Inc. (DAVI), the project team formed communication norms at the start of the engagement.
Reduce surprises. Set your team norms to foster trust when you start working together as a team.


Schedule of Cadences

Structured meetings also promote transparency and self-organization.
Knowing what's important for the team guides you with what to review, and how often to review these.


Ensure clarity about who needs to be where and what is expected. ?Keep teams aligned and energized by setting the tone for transparency!

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