Formed

Description of this level: the team is ready to start working on a project together or they have already been working together and are using OpenAgile to begin the process of getting better at delivering, learning and working together.

Team agrees to learn and practice Truthfulness
Team members understand the basic idea of Truthfulness including both honesty and integrity. Based on that understanding, all team members verbally acknowledge that they will learn more about Truthfulness and will try to apply it to the team environment.

Team agrees to learn and practice Consultative Decision-Making
Team members understand the basic idea of Consultative Decision-Making as a method for reaching united action. Based on that understanding, all team members verbally acknowledge that they will learn more about Consultative Decision-Making and will try to use it to make decisions in the team environment.

Team goes through a process of Reflection, Learning, Planning and Action in short Cycles
Team members regularly and systematically recall events, processes and outcomes, learn from them, and then plan future action that is informed by that learning. At this level, this is simply a rating about if this is happening, not if it is done as part of, for example, an Engagement Meeting. This is an informal application of the Learning Circle.

Team is aware of the broad goal
Team members know enough about why they are working together to actually get a start on doing some work to deliver value to stakeholders. At this level, this does not require a clear Goal, nor actual measurement of results.

Prospective Team membership determined
Individuals know if they are on the team, but details such as start dates, time commitment, overall duration, and starting role may not be established. There may also be a number of individuals who may be on the team, but a final decision has not yet been reached.

Team agrees to work towards Launched (Level 2)
All the individuals on the team are aware of the requirements for the Launched level and are in verbal agreement that they would like to work on satisfying those requirements. This does not require a specific plan or timeline.