The document discusses five common pitfalls that companies face when adopting an Agile methodology in an offshore environment in Vietnam and provides solutions to address them. The pitfalls include cultural differences, staff turnover, a hierarchical team structure, overly rigid requirements and documentation processes, and a lack of continuous integration and delivery. The solutions proposed are to improve communication, embrace different perspectives, flatten team structures, use iterative planning and development, and automate documentation and delivery processes.

1. A journey to Agile
Jonathan M. Bardin
Technologic Arts Vietnam
The Vietnamese offshore experience

2. in five pitfalls ...

3. … and some solutions

4. Culture
Gap
文
化
の
違
い

5. Communicate

6. We need
doomsayers

7. Staff turnover
離職

8. Flatten the team
organization

10. Plan driven requirements

11. One/two weeks
iterations

12. Continuous integration

13. … and delivery

14. Going the distance
距離を行く

15. Communicate
*

16. The iteration planning
meetings

17. Before!
email chat
Wiki

18. During
+
chat
Phone /video

19. Keep the channel open

20. Document overload
ドキュメントの過負荷

21. Automate the doc

22. Continuous delivery

23. “A system of incentives is
dysfunctional if the resulting effort
allocation provides less value to
the customer than when there is
no supervision.”
Robert D. Austin

24. Thank You!