Collaboration is the most important parameter for the success of an Agile team. What term best describes this type of interaction?

Question

Options

• ADistributed team working.
• BInformation radiator sharing.
• COsmotic communication.

• A
  9% (2)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  87% (20)

Explanation

Osmotic communication refers to the passive, ambient absorption of information that happens when team members work in close physical proximity - conversations, discussions, and context naturally "seep in" like osmosis, making it the ideal term for the collaborative interaction Agile teams depend on. Option A (distributed team working) describes a structural arrangement, not a communication style, and actually hinders the spontaneous collaboration Agile values. Option B (information radiator sharing) refers to visible displays like task boards or burndown charts - useful tools, but they're one-way broadcasts, not interactive collaboration.

Memory tip: Think of osmosis in biology - water passes through a membrane without being forced. Osmotic communication works the same way: team members passively absorb knowledge just by being in the same space, no formal meeting required.

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