ATC2013-Umadevi- Distributed Agile Challenges
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This document discusses best practices for implementing distributed agile teams. It describes challenges of distributed teams like communication issues, time zone differences, and lack of coordination. It recommends deciding on a team pattern, implementing in stages starting with co-located teams, conducting combined planning, and using overlap hours. Other tips include continuous backlog grooming, additional meetings, and developing a "one team" mindset to strengthen the distributed team.
ATC2013-Umadevi- Distributed Agile Challenges
- 2. About Me Certified Scrum Master 16 + Years in IT industry in which 8 Years in Agile Specialized in Distributed Agile Implementation Large Scale Agile Transformation Agile Training SAFe implementation Agile Assessment
- 3. Need for a Distributed Agile Stakeholders are distributed Skilled people are spread across Round the clock support Cost Savings 3
- 4. Distributed Agile Team Patterns Product Owner in One location Team in different location 4
- 5. Distributed Agile Team Patterns Multiple Vendor in a Single Agile team 5
- 6. Distributed Agile Team Patterns Multiple Cross functional teams from different location 6
- 7. Distributed Agile Team Patterns Single cross functional team in Multiple Location 7
- 8. Distributed Agile Challenges Communication Issues Time zone difference Lack of Co-ordination Cultural difference Transparency Building Trust 8
- 9. Best Practices Decide on the Pattern and Customize the framework Integrated Distributed 9
- 10. Best Practices Implement it in Stages 1 Start with Co-Located team Partially Distributed 2 Fully Distributed 3 10
- 11. Best Practices Conduct Combined Planning and develop Shared Vision Utilize Overlap hours Consider only good clarity User stories Prioritize and share the stories well in advance to all members Use visual tools for Planning meeting 11
- 12. Best Practices Continuous Backlog Grooming and Story Estimation In a scheduled interval entire team should collaborate and understand user stories & estimate frequently Architectural Changes identified and Prioritized by Architect well in advance Involve entire team for Estimation 12
- 13. Best Practices Look Ahead Planning to handle Dependency Try to group the dependent user stories and give it to one team Make sure all dependent team participate for the planning meeting Use feature team instead of Component team 13
- 14. Best Practices It is not the Distance but Time zone difference is a challenge Overlap working Hours Introduce Additional Roles Continuous Backlog grooming Iteration Planning done in 2 days 14
- 15. Best Practices Implement Community of Practice 15
- 16. Best Practices Change the way you communicate •Move towards synchronous media phones instead of emails) (messenger & •Move towards shared ie visible-to-all media (Yammer instead of emails) •Move towards collaborative systems (Wiki, SharePoint instead of individual documents) •Reduced documentation 16
- 17. Best Practices Conduct Scrum Of Scrum Portfolio Level Program Level Team Level 17
- 18. Best Practices Introduce Additional Meetings Daily Catch-up meeting Communities of Practice Frequent Estimation meetings Pre planning meeting Problem Solving meeting 18
- 19. Best Practices Develop ”One team” Mindset Acknowledge cultural differences Strengthen Functional Sub culture Celebrate Festivals, Birthdays etc Encourage informal communication Specialized team building exercises & games Cross cultural training 19
- 20. Best Practices Introduce Agile Engineering Practices Continuous Integration and Build TDD/ ATDD/BDD Test Automation/ Build Automation 20
- 21. Best Practices Invest on Travel Bring everyone in one location for Release Planning Team Rotation Frequent travel by PO 21
- 22. Addressing SCRUM Ceremonies… Daily Standup In a Room/ Face to Face Virtual Standup using “net meeting” Planning One full day planning meeting (8 Hours) 2 Day planning meeting Estimation Using Poker Cards Weekly Ones or Twice with entire team using VC or online tool Backlog Grooming No need for frequent grooming Multiple grooming sessions Demo Demo during regular hours Demo during overlap hours including all team members Retrospect In a meeting room During overlap hours using VC and online tool like “Group map” Story boarding Using Physical Board Using “Visual Story Board” User Story Can be written in a simple Card ALM tool is a must 22
- 23. Finally… Co Located Or Distributed is immaterial But how we bring Agile values are Important 23