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Agile Team Smells
Agile NCR 2010
Presented by
Anurag Shrivastava, MD, Xebia IT Architects India Pvt. Ltd. and Founder of Agile NCR
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Context
• Small company engaged in offshore software development using SCRUM and XP
• Technically challenging assignments• Typical teams have 3 to 8 persons• Highly self-organizing culture• All team members are equal• High focus on software quality
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Daily Stand-ups are Going OK
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Minor Problems with Quality Build
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Retrospective went fine
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Progress Charts are Little Old
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Do Not Need a Tester
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We pair well
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Team Feels No Need for Collocation
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Few Days In Between Sprints
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Fixes
• Daily standup meetings must happen on time and every team member should be present
• Make sure that a successful quality build is one of the sprint success criteria
• Make sure that recurring problems are not simply voted out and every team member feels engaged in the retro
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Fixes
• Check if the team gets excited about the progress
• Make sure that the team has a tester• Pair should be switched• Let team not worry about the costs• Make sure that Product Owner and Business
are disciplined
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Thank you