“Knowledge workers have to manage themselves. They have to have autonomy”, leadership guru Peter Drucker states in his Management Challenges for the 21st Century . So what is a self-organizing team? In many situations teams will be comprised of a group of people working together but not really dependent on what the others do to complete their individual tasks. Teams should have four main qualities: Collaborative tasks to fulfill a defined mission . Tying it to the overall vision, mission and strategy. Clear boundaries in terms of information flow and alignment with other organizational teams, resources or decision-making policies. Roles, responsibilities and interfaces must to be defined. Authority to self-manage within these boundaries. Must adhere to the overall organizational governance. Stability over some defined period of time. Possibly defined in a project lifecycle or some other overarching documentation. In addition to these qualities, five essential