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The document discusses challenges and strategies for remote agile teams. It notes that cultural differences, lack of trust, communication issues, and different mental models can make remote work difficult. However, remote teams can still follow agile principles by focusing on individuals and interactions over processes; collaboration with customers; and responding to change. Effective remote tools, methods, and culture are needed. Strategies proposed include developing team culture even remotely, using video conferencing and remote boards, and establishing ground rules for remote meetings.
Playing games remotely
- 1. REMOTE GAMES Tommy Quitt APIL 2017
- 2. Why is it difficult? Culture differences Trust Communications Different mental models Work transition / temporal agility From: Factors that Inhibit Globally Distributed Software Development Teams, Deanna House, 2012
- 3. -Wayne Dyer- If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
- 4. Agile Manifesto Individuals & interactions OVER* Processes & Tools Working software OVER* Comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration OVER* Contract negotiation Responding to change OVER* Following a plan
- 5. Do Remote Teams Contradict The Manifesto Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to- face conversation. Working software is the primary measure of progress. Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility. Simplicity—the art of maximizing the amount of work not done—is essential.
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- 8. About Wechange Remote teams Agile in scale DevOps Big data, Machine learning Agile project delivery Agile Sales All Rights Reserved © 2017
- 9. TOOLS METHODS CULTURE All Rights Reserved © 2017
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- 11. Develop the team culture even if it is remote Selfless Care about the others Humour Culture All Rights Reserved © 2017
- 12. It is more expensive (because of tools, visits) We need to freeze documents People on the phone understand and act as if they were in the same room All Rights Reserved © 2017
- 13. • Acknowledge the remoteness and then align the mindset o “what would you do in this call to be fully engaged?” commitment • Use the retro to discuss the remote methods All Rights Reserved © 2017
- 14. TOOLS METHODS CULTURE All Rights Reserved © 2017
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- 16. How can we make video better? Bring the camera to the board! Add a second camera Don’t be afraid to use pen and paper (not only virtual tools) All Rights Reserved © 2017
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- 18. Video Conferencing Remote Boards Collaboration All Rights Reserved © 2017
- 19. TOOLS METHODS CULTURE All Rights Reserved © 2017
- 20. Things you can do remotely Grooming Planning Dailies Demo Retro All Rights Reserved © 2017
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- 25. General Rules • Disproportion between people in the room and people online if yes, everybody connects remotely from their desk • Speak a “local language” Speak only English (or any other common language like Hobbitish) • Always turn on the camera! • Start and finish on time • Leave enough time for set up (preferably keep the line always open) All Rights Reserved © 2017
- 26. General Rules 1. Shorten the setup time (scrum room, equipment always working) 2. Be creative (add another camera…) 3. Use the board for summaries 4. In the meeting: Give priority to people who are remote Make sure everybody is aligned by asking remote people if they understood Turn the attention of people who “forget” the remote people Bring the board to the camera All Rights Reserved © 2017
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- 29. Atlassian https://www.atlassian.com/agile/rem ote-teams The Death of the Office http://2ndscale.com/rtomayko/2012/ adopt-an-open-source-process- constraints Panda strike: Flaws in agile https://www.pandastrike.com/posts/2 0150304-agile Good Strategies https://www.scrumalliance.org/comm unity/articles/2015/september/must- have-strategies-in-distributed-agile All Rights Reserved © 2017