Download - Distributed Agility
–Thomas Schranz
“We won’t see fewer distributed teams going forward”
Co-located agility
Distributed agility
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Dispersed
Dispersed
Distributed
Distributed
Distributed vs Dispersed
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Distribu
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OwnerFeature Team
Feature Team
Distributed Cross-Functional
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Distribu
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Offshore Team
Offshore with Local Management
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Distribu
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Fully Dispersed
Communication
Understanding
Team Growth
Principles of Agility
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Co-located agility
Distributed agility
The whole is different than the sum of its
parts
Distributed agility is about closing the gaps caused by
distributing the team !
Make sure the ROI is worth it
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Pairing
Office Mates
Same Floor
Different Floor
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–Alistair Cockburn
“Project costs increase in proportion to the time it takes for people to
understand each other”understand
understand Scrum
ScrumDistributed Patterns for
Name
Problem
Forces
Solution
3 Roles3 Meetings3 Artifacts
Problem
What Doesn’t Work
Stand ups, just via phone
Demos, just via Remote Desktop
Pairing, just via serialized code reviews
Distribution, just by offshoring testing
What Does Work
Rapid access to high impact communication methods
Whole team coming together
Close collaboration
Shared understanding
Standard Scrum
Standard Process
New Process
New Process
Inspect and Adapt
Standard Work
Inspect and Adapt
Expect Well Less Well Change
What we wanted to happen What went
well
What didn’t go so well
What we want to
try
Roles
Role
sUber Scrum Master
Product Owner
Team
Team
1
Feat A
Team
2
Team
3
Feat B
Feat C
Technical Vision
Busines
s Visio
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Tech PO
Scrum Master
Meetings
Mee
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sName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Daily Stand UpTeam communication of WIP and blockersNeeds Trust, and clear communication- Over video - Over Chat w/Board - Asking Directly - Participant Board
Stand Ups build trust and camaraderie
Mee
ting
sName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Sprint PlanningUnderstand and commit to upcoming work & progress towards release
- Collaborate with PO - Learning about Stories - Estimation
- Fly Team In - Virtual Whiteboards - Video - Backlog Grooming
Mee
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sName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Estimation
Understand and estimate stories in backlog- Collaborate with PO - Learning about Stories - Honest Assessment- Video Estimation - Facilitator gets and
shows estimates for remote members
- Online Estimation
Mee
ting
sName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Sprint Demo
Demonstrate work done & get feedback from PO- PO Gets Understanding - No Powerpoint - High Impact Comms- Fly Team In - Fly PO In - Video
Mee
ting
sName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Retrospective
Explore what’s working and what can be improved- Need High Trust/Safety - People need to add
their own feedback- Fly Team In - Facilitator monitoring
chat - Everyone on Chat
Artifacts
Artifac
tsName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Product Backlog
Understand Business Value Proposition of work
- Used for forecasting - Needs grooming - Team should have a
line of sight- Check in regularly w/
team for understanding
- Product Vision - Visualize Product
Artifac
tsName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Sprint Backlog
Review work remaining based on team’s velocity
- Need velocity - All Work Visible - Commitments
- Information Radiator - Electronic Boards - Synchronized Physical
Boards
Artifac
tsName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Burn Down Chart
Project out progress to know when commitments and work at risk- Daily updates - Meaningful values - Ability to take action- Formally talk about
progress - Look at Cycle Time /
Queue Lengths
Artifac
tsName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Scrum BoardInformation Radiator to help the team quickly visualize work in process and bottlenecksNeeds to be able to radiate information - not have information reached for
- Sync’d Physical Boards - Extra Monitor for
showing board always
Tools
Tools
Tools
Name:Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Explore Ideas
Different people learn and explore in diff ways- Need Understanding - Looking for Solutions - Strong Opinions- Virtual Whiteboards - Smart Boards - Online Innovation
Games
Tools
Name:Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Visualize Team
Keeping team connected with each other- Personalities expressed
through body language - May not always work
together- Time Zone Bubble - Team Pictures - “Who’s Where When?” - Virtual Chairs for calls
Tools
Name:Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Short Iterations
We learn the most when we try to integrate- Working Software - Automated Builds - Automated Tests - Quality Mindset
- Shorter Iterations - Continuous Integration - Acceptance-Test Driven
Development
Tools
Name:Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Kanban
Work ends up pooled, & seems to take forever- Distributed By Role - Required workflow - Dependencies on other
teams or vendors
- Visualize Work / Make all work visible
- Track Cycle Time - Monitor Queues - Limit WIP
Tools
Name:Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Small Talk
Lots of knowledge happens through air flow- Not Co-located - Working on similar
things - Shared knowledge- Open Mic / Video - Dedicated “virtual
office” - Virtual workspaces - Dedicated Chat Room
Tools
Name:Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Hack Days
Increase collaboration and new ways of working- Requires slack - Needs Collab Tools - Needs Org Trust - Best for dist teams
- Challenge teams to split into virtual teams w/members from each diet team and build something - then demo
Artifac
tsName:
Problem:
Forces:
Try:
Focus Time
Too many meetings coordinating work between different parties
- Strong Leadership - Organizational Respect
- Set a time when there are no meetings allowed to be scheduled (10-noon)
- Try Work Sessions
Communication
Understanding
Team Growth
Principles of Agility
Rapid High Impact Incidental
Virtual Whiteboards Onsite Visits
Formalize Agreements
Team Events Fly In
Shared Vision
Product Owner
Feature Team
Feature Team
