high performing distributed teams debunking the agile myth that it can’t work

High Performing Distributed Teams

Debunking the Agile myth that it can’t work

Mark Spitzer Agile Coachmark@spitzercoaching.com @mspitzer

Kirsten Maitland Agile Coachkirsten@ciguidance.com

@ciguidance

Why Do We Have Distributed Teams?

According to Forrester 34 million Americans work from home. This number is expected to reach a staggering 63 million or 43% of the US workforce by 2016.

Teleworkers are 50% more productive than their office bound counterparts.

King for a Day

For Against

How Should We Structure our Teams?

Scenario 1: PO is Remote

What are the risks to this approach?

Try This…

What is needed to be successful?

Definitely Do This…

Scenario 2: SM is Remote

What are some potential risks with this team structure?

Try This…

What About the Anchorage Team?

But That Costs Money!

“Numerous studies have found the average productivity increase to be 37% for teams that moved to agile.”

Scenario 3: The Team is Split

Try This…

And This…

Do not…

Do not…

How Do We Coordinate Our Work?

Daily Scrum

Sprint Planning

Sprint Review

Retrospective

Backlog Refinement

Summary Schedule

How To Communicate Effectively?

Modes of Communication

How Do We build Trust?

- Stephen M. R. Covey, Author of The Speed of Trust

“When trust goes up, speed goes up and cost goes down”

Make Remote Employees First Class Citizens

Invest time for bonding to maintain and strengthen

relationships - virtual water cooler

How Much Should We Spend?

Mark Spitzer Agile Coachmark@spitzercoaching.com @mspitzer

Kirsten Maitland Agile Coachkirsten@ciguidance.com

@ciguidance