What are T Shaped People?

One idea that’s big in the world of Agile that should be big throughout Project Management is that of T Shaped People.

So, in this video, I will answer the question 'What are T Shaped People?'

People with niche skills - depth in one topic only, and little else by way of skills, are like a verticle line: deep and narrow.

Others have a broad range of skills, but no great depth of knowledge or experience in any of them.

But T Shaped People have both depth and breadth.

Philip Tetlock adopted the metaphor of the Hedgehog and Fox.
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”

But T Shaped people have the best of both worlds.

And then there is a T Shaped Team...
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Combining T Shaped People adds depth across a broader range – and even greater breadth.
In turn, this makes teams more self-sufficient and better able to act autonomously within the overall goal, objectives, and plan.
You'll have less reliance on a single person who knows about everything – if most people do
Also, larger, self-organizing teams can lead to less silo-ing.
And finally, you'll get less key person risk – non-experts have enough base knowledge to help out at pressure points.

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