The Chivalrous Team Member

Ten Knightly Virtues Applied to Software Development

Martin Kearns and Mike Cohn | May 2008 | Better Software

In seeking to improve how we develop software, we continually inspect and adapt. While thinking recently about the characteristics of the ideal team member, we found similarities between the best-performing soft- ware teams of today and the Knights of the Round Table. This article considers the Code of Chivalry as applied to team members.