Resolving distributed teams with

more distribution

Stanislav JonakSr. Scrum MasterCA Technologies

IT Software Development is not factory work…

…it’s highly creative work…

…and creative people don’t like constraints…

…they need freedom to explore their ideas!

The great ideas emerge when people are allowed to do what they do without any disruption.

What 509 employees who work remotely say:

Evolution of team collaboration:

Situation:

One Product One Backlog Product Owner Scrum Master

Prague

Texas

Canada

Team 1 Team 2

Management was against the idea, because:

• “Not everybody can work from home”

• “We have no control over what they do”

• “Some of them will be low performers”

•And…..…….

We did set some rules…

• Use communication tools that retain history

• Attend mandatory meetings

• Deliver what you committed to

…and then we let them do their work…

People were coming to the office in the morning (team spirit, to sync up,…)

Everybody was on time for mandatory meetings

They set up meetings to meet Face to Face with each other

How the Sprint went?

Their daily routine was more satisfying

They started to use a collaboration tool that the didn’t know about before - FlowDock

How the Sprint went?

Velocity wasn’t changed when compared to other Sprints

Trust between mgmt and dev team improved

Unfortunately we had to return to the office, because of Czech labour law (262/2006 Sb.)

Work hours must be set (no extra pay for overtime or weekends)

A new contract would be necessary

An employer is responsible for employee’s safety all the time

Say yes to new

adventures

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Thank you!

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