To establish how autonomous a team is, we might consider the following questions.

1. Who selects the team leader?

2. Who decides on new members of the team?

3. Who decides on the distribution of work within the team?

4. How flexibly can the team’s time be used?

5. Who accepts additional work for the team to complete?

6. How is the team represented in the wider organization?

7. Who decides on methods of production?

8. Who decides and sets production goals in terms of output?

9. Who decides and sets production goals in terms of quality?

Do you think these are the right questions to ask about team autonomy?