Distributed ScrumMasters and the art of digital facilitation
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This document discusses tips for facilitating distributed Scrum teams. It notes that distributed Scrum can be painful, especially for unprepared Scrum Masters, and that training often focuses on collocated teams. Some tips include using lightweight virtual Scrum boards, focusing on communication through video chat when possible, and humanizing the distributed experience by establishing trust and putting names to faces. The key messages are to start small with tools, prioritize communication effectively, and act as a champion to bind the distributed team together.
Distributed ScrumMasters and the art of digital facilitation
- 1. Distributed ScrumMasters& the art of digital facilitation@davidjbland#Agile2010
- 2. ScrumMaster& Agile CoachIntroduced to Agile Software Development in 2002Collocated & Distributed Teams Tech Startups & Enterprise Organizationsfinancial – saas - ecommerce - counter terrorism
- 3. Distributed Scrum is painful**especially for unpreparedScrumMasters
- 4. Vanilla flavored Distributed Scrum is a myth
- 5. Training often focuses on collocation
- 6. Effective ScrumMastersin collocatedteams can be……ineffectivefor distributed teams
- 7. Tips that will help you find your way with Distributed Scrum
- 8. Virtual Scrum Boards(Free Google Drawing Template pictured above)
- 9. DistributedScrum is not an AgileLifecycle Management tool.
- 10. Complex tools can raise your barrier to adoption
- 11. Teams will channel their frustrationsinto the tool.
- 12. You’ll steer around theusability flaws
- 13. individuals and interactions…… over processes and toolshttp://agilemanifesto.org/
- 14. Find the right balanceof tools for your teamvs.
- 15. Lightweight & low cost experience
- 16. Cross the chasmbefore worrying about scale
- 17. Try a lightweightvirtual scrum board tool for 2 to 3 iterations
- 18. You’ll place the focus backonto your team
- 20. Distribution generatesmore documentationPlanning & PreparationIteration Info/GoalsDaily Scrum RecapsDocumenting ImpedimentsReviews & Retrospectives
- 21. “I haven’t even opened my email today”- Anonymous Developer
- 22. Online Text Chat(8:00am) ScrumMaster:Yt….(8:01am) ScrumMaster:You there?(8:02am) ScrumMaster:hello?(8:03am) ScrumMaster:HI(8:04am) ScrumMaster:Ping me(8:05am) ScrumMaster:yt?(8:06am) ScrumMaster:what’s up(8:07am) ScrumMaster:hi there…(8:08am) ScrumMaster:YT?
- 23. Phone
- 25. Video
- 26. Fight for the video conference room
- 27. Setup 10 to 15minutes early
- 28. Stand Up
- 29. 3 Questions(maximum overlap)What did you do yesterday?What will you do today?What is in your way?
- 30. 3Questions(minimum overlap)What did you do today?What will you do tomorrow?What is in your way?
- 31. Removing impedimentswhile the team is asleep
- 32. Feedback loops10 minutes vs. 10 hours
- 33. Humanize the distributed teamexperience
- 34. Being a mirror for distributed teams is difficult
- 37. Chicken & Piglabelsdo not translatewellacross cultures
- 40. “Metrics are people too”- Eric Ries
- 41. Put names with faces
- 43. Be thechampion for your team
- 44. To Recap- Start with a lightweightvirtual scrum board- Use video chat whenever possible to communicate- Humanize the distributed development experience
- 45. Questions?
- 46. Youare the glue that holds distributed teams together
- 47. Don’t give up!(thank you)#Agile2010@davidjbland