What are committed resources? — investing in the team!

This post is the 8th in a series on agile chartering inspired by Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies' book, Liftoff. The first three posts address artifacts related to Purpose. The next three deal with Alignment. This post is the second of the final 3 dealing with Context or how the team fits into the larger value delivery system.

Committed Resources

The team needs appropriate investment to thrive and sustainably create value. The organization invests in the team's value creation by committing resources needed by the team to accomplish its mission. These committed resources can be tangible, like people, facilities, equipment and funding; or intangible, like time, focus, and access.

Committed Resources

While the team is accountable for delivering on its mission, the organization is accountable for making the appropriate investments to support the team. The team's needs are informed by the team mission and more discretely by the current mission tests. Passing a mission test is an indication that the level of investment is appropriate for that mission test. It's important to keep in mind, however, that limiting investment also has the impact of limiting the mission tests that might be created, potentially leading to lost opportunities to create value.

Has your team identified what committed resources it needs? Has the organization made appropriate investments in the team?