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First of all, please allow me to start by explaining the correct pronunciation of the word
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First of all, please allow me to start by explaining the correct pronunciation of the word SQUAD, as many people commonly incorrectly say “isquédi”. The word SQUAD comes from the military concept “Squad” and the correct pronunciation is “iskuaad”. Given ws data   this introduction, after all, what is a Squad? Squad is a term that emerged from the model created by the company Spotify and is a new nomenclature for cross-functional teams that work predominantly with agile methodologies and frameworks.

It is a more efficient organizational model that divides the company into small multidisciplinary teams (self-organized), which have autonomy to make decisions and define priorities. It is a basic team organization unit that always focuses on the customer journey and personalized service, aiming for performance and lasting relationships between customer and company.



In this model there is no formal leadership. Squad is made up of professionals with different skills and profiles that allow them to work in different types of activities. They work together and collaborate to achieve a common goal.

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But what are the advantages of working with Squads?

1. Faster and more productive
Because it is organized with people with different skills, multidisciplinary and where professionals from some business areas also mix, the doubts and the work itself tend to be faster and more productive, as people are focused on a common objective and the impediments they are removed much faster and more assertively;

2. Collaboration beyond the defined roles of each member
The most important thing is the objective, this way each team member takes responsibility and takes action even when some activity is not their specialty;

3. Decentralization and Transparency
By not having formal leadership, the team self-organizes, and with the use of agile frameworks and methodologies, the evolution of the project/product that is under development is transparent;

4. Autonomy
This is a key point since autonomy in a team is a strong intrinsic motivator and makes people much happier and more engaged;

5. Communication and Unity
Because a Squad is almost a mini company, where everyone is united towards a greater objective, communication is a strong point in this way of working, always making the evolution of each release or sprint visible, as well as bottlenecks or impediments that are identified. ;