Distributed Agile Lesson
Having all development team members work in the same physical space is the most efficient way to produce software, but there are many reasons a company may have remote testers and developers. These days, members of the same team may work in different buildings, different cities, different time zones, even different continents. Lisa Crispin will share key success factors for distributed software teams, including ways to ensure communication, tools for collaborating, critical development practices and cultural aspects.
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Working in distributed agile environments
Author and agile expert Lisa Crispin talks with site editor Yvette Francino about the challenges of
working on distributed agile teams and how those challenges can be addressed. In this videocast
interview, Crispin shares her thoughts about various team configurations and some of her
experiences on distributed agile teams. Crispin points out best practices for teaming,
communication and collaboration, regardless of where team members are located. Though distributed
agile does come with some issues, there are also advantages of a distributed team that can benefit
an organization. Watch the video.
Distributed
software teams: Tips for success
Having all development team members work in the same physical space is the most efficient way to
produce software, but there are many reasons a company may have remote testers and developers.
These days, members of the same team may work in different buildings, different cities, different
time zones, even different continents. Lisa Crispin will share key success factors for distributed
software teams, including ways to ensure communication, tools for collaborating, critical
development practices and cultural aspects.
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Lisa Crispin gives further advice on working in distributed agile environments in this audiocast
interview.
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How to
use Scrum effectively: Book review and conversation with Elizabeth Woodward
In this book review and discussion with author and IBM employee Elizabeth Woodward, learn about
Scrum methodologies and how best to collaborate and communicate with all development sizes.
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Elizabeth
Woodward: Face-to-face communication is biggest challenge with distributed Scrum
Distributed agile expert Elizabeth Woodward describes how to overcome a lack of face-to-face
communication in distributed agile teams and organizations.
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Distributed agile: Fostering development collaboration
Distributed agile is a reality in today's world. Explore the lack of face-to-face communication and
ways to address one of the biggest challenges of distributed agile.
This was first published in October 2010
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