I originally wrote this article as a blog following some work I had done with Lyssa Adkins in a coaching circle and then putting this into practice with a new team that I was working with.  Having reviewed it I decided that I would seek publication on the Scrum Alliance website and they kindly obliged.

This article is summarised as follows:

“One of the best ways to ensure that a team grows to be high performing is to get them off to the right start.   Read on to learn two team start-up activities that focus on process and help ensure everyone is on the same page from the beginning.”

Find the full article here

http://www.scrumalliance.org/articles/184-the-quest-for-high-performance