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Shane Hastie MIM ICE-PODirector of Agile Learning Programs

Being Agile in a Remote Team: the ICAgile Experience

Myths & Facts

What do we

Know About

Remote Workers

and Teams?

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Adapt the process to the needs of the people.

Agility in Implementation

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Benefits of Remote TeamsAre there any?

Org Benefits

• Get the right people, irrespective of their location

• More engaged people

• Higher productivity

• Time-zone coverage

Individual Benefits

• Flexibility around the demands of family and life

• Adapt to your own productivity profile (while adapting to your teammates needs)

• Time for deep thinking/flow

• No commute

• Work from where you need/want to

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Brian de Haaf

https://blog.aha.io/19-big-myths-about-remote-work/

Simply put, remote work is the opportunity to do your best work from anywhere. Great achievements are measured by outcomes — not places.

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A Clear, Compelling Vision

O U R M I S S I O N :

Advance the State of Agile Learning

Globally

Correct .

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The Core ICAgile TeamThe Extended ICAgile TeamICAgile MembersICAgile Certified Professionals

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CULTURE

Deliberately Designing

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Great Teams

https://rework.withgoogle.com/guides/understanding-team-effectiveness/steps/identify-dynamics-of-effective-teams/

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Advice for Leaders

• Start with trust• Measure outcomes not activities• Provide the support needed• Allow time/space in meetings and

collaborative sessions for social bonding (yes, that can include some gossip)

• Try some experiments

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Advice for Teams

• Hold each other to account• Accept that different is not wrong• Find ways to create “water cooler” moments• Use “Inception Levels” idea for are you

disturbable• Establish team norms, adapt them as

needed• Agree which interactions need which level of

context/response time (video vs chat vs email or task assignment)

• Consciously look for opportunities to have fun together

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Advice for Individuals

• Be disciplined - hold yourself to account• Communicate, don’t assume,

share your context, indicate mood, queryintent if you’re not sure, use emoticons

• Presume good intent• Practice empathy• Understand how each other likes to communicate • Be clear about time (who’s 10am is that, and which day?)• Have a working space that isn’t your bedroom (if possible)• Professional appearance• Take care of your health - exercise, breaks, time out • Take the time to understand your teammates - culture, background, interests,

motivations …

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Remote

Agile

Teams

Work

Remote Agile teams workwhen supported in the right ways.

Shane Hastie MIM ICE-PODirector of Agile Learning Programs

Contact Informationshane@icagile.com

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Twitter: @shanehastie

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