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More than 80 % of agile teams are distributed across multiple locations, probably facing most of the common challenges about working with Agile in a distributed team environment. Gartner Research recently noted that to capitalize on disruptive forces, companies need partners who can help them meet those challenges. Belatrix Software has over fifteen years of experience in successfully overcoming those challenges and we’d like to share this expertise with you.
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Distributed
Agile
Teams
April 30, 201411 am PDT
PANELISTS
Silvana GaiaTechnical Solutions Consultant
José “Pepe” GramagliaProgram Manager
Lorraine Maffi DoddsProject Leader
DISTRIBUTED AGILE TEAMS
KEY TOPICS
to address for successful
Distributed Agile Teams.
TOPICS
• Challenges
• Size & Location
• Profiles
• Workload
• Agile Activites and Artifacts
• Roles
CHALLENGES
• Communication
• Leadership
• Cultural differences
SIZE & LOCATION
Team Size
Depending on scope, 5 to 12 engineers per
team
Location
Hiring globally accelerates project ramp up.
Good communication skills
Enjoy team work
Committed and passionate
Empathy with cultural diversity
Creative
Action and quality oriented
PROFILES
WORK LOAD
Sprint 0
Story points and Velocity
Pre Planning
STORY POINTS RECAP
It’s a high level estimation
It’s not perfect. It’s better to be almost right than completely wrong.
Is this project even possible?
THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
1 2 3 5 8 13…
PLANNING POKER
CONTRIBUTION
PLANNING POKER RULES
Agree on the meaning of 1 2 3 5 …For each User Story
1. Do an individual guess2. Show your card3. Smallest and biggest number
justify their estimation.4. A second round may be required to
get an agreement
AGILE
ACTIVITIES
Sprint Planning
Daily Scrums
Demo
Retro
DAILY MEETING
ARTIFACTS
Product Backlog
Sprint Backlog
Burndown Chart
BURN DOWN CHART
QUALITY & DELIVERY
Code
Quality
Code reviewsDelivery
Demos
QUALITY & DELIVERY
Code
Quality
Code reviewsDelivery
Demos
TYPICAL
ROLES
Scrum MasterProduct OwnerTeam
SPECIAL
ROLESLeaderSubject Matter Expert
Supervise code reviews
Research & SelectTechnologies
Architecture
Infrastructure setup
Technical coach
SUMMING UP
KEY TOPICSAchieve
Successful Project
OutcomeAgile Activities,Artifacts &
ToolsMeasure
Work Load & evenly
distributedSelect
adequate profiles
DetermineSize &
Location
Address Challenges
THANK YOU
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