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

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Options

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

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  95% (37)

Explanation

Osmotic communication refers to the natural, ambient absorption of information that occurs when team members work in close physical proximity - overhearing conversations, picking up context passively, and staying effortlessly aligned. This is the gold-standard Agile collaboration model because it reduces communication overhead and builds shared understanding organically.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Distributed team working) describes a geography arrangement, not a collaboration style - in fact, distributed teams work against osmotic communication.
• B (Information radiator sharing) is a real Agile practice (think task boards, burn-down charts), but it's a tool for visibility, not a term describing team interaction dynamics.

Memory tip: Think of osmosis from biology - nutrients pass through a membrane without active effort. Similarly, osmotic communication means knowledge "seeps" through the team just by being in the same space, no meetings required. If you see a question about effortless, ambient, co-located information flow, pick osmotic communication.

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