Managing Distributed Teams Projects Using Scrum SD Forum May 2009 Guy Pshigoda – Random Logic (888.com)

Agenda What is Scrum – Short Overview Distributed Teams - The challenges SOS/SoSoS - Team Structure Keep the Rhythm of Scrum Keep the meetings, reviews even in hard times even with multiple locations Key Success Factors Questions.

What is Scrum – Short Overview

Distributed Teams - The challenges

SOS/SoSoS - Team Structure

Keep the Rhythm of Scrum

Keep the meetings, reviews even in hard times even with multiple locations

Key Success Factors

Questions.

Agile Coach & Project Manager For Random Logic Over 10 years experience in software Development & Project Management for IT And Distributed Software Development environments Mentoring Scrum Implementation in various Organizations Certified ScrumMaster & Practitioner [email_address] Guy Pshigoda

Agile Coach & Project Manager For Random Logic

Over 10 years experience in software Development & Project

Management for IT And Distributed Software Development

environments

Mentoring Scrum Implementation in various Organizations

Certified ScrumMaster & Practitioner

[email_address]

Agile Vs. Scrum What Is it ??

The Agile Manifesto Statement of values Source: www.agilemanifesto.org We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value Process and tools Individuals and interactions over Following a plan Responding to change over Comprehensive documentation Working software over Contract negotiation Customer Collaboration over

Agile — Project Vision Drives the Features Fix These Estimate These Features Schedule Cost Schedule Cost Features Plan Driven Value / Vision Driven The Plan creates cost/schedule estimates The Vision creates feature estimates Waterfall Agile

What Is Scrum ?

Scrum Framework Product backlog Sprint Planning Meeting Review Product Backlog Estimate Sprint Backlog Commit to 14-30 days Story 3 Story 2 Story 4 Sprint 2-4 weeks Story 1 Sprint goal Sprint backlog Potentially shippable product increment Story 2 Story 3 Story 1 Story 4 24 hours Daily Scrum Meeting Done since last meeting Plan for today Obstacles?

Sprint Planning Meeting

Review Product Backlog

Estimate Sprint Backlog

Commit to 14-30 days

Daily Scrum Meeting

Done since last meeting

Plan for today

Obstacles?

Scrum Teams Are Compact “ Hands on the keyboard” Commit to the Sprint Own the estimates Plan their own work (tasks, dependencies) Have the authority to do whatever is needed to meet their commitment Rely on the Scrum Master to help remove obstacles The Scrum Delivery Team—What They Do Seven plus or minus two Preferably co-located Go fast through face-to-face communication Cross-functional with flexible roles Scrum scales by adding teams, not increasing team size

“ Hands on the keyboard”

Commit to the Sprint

Own the estimates

Plan their own work (tasks, dependencies)

Have the authority to do whatever is needed to meet their commitment

Rely on the Scrum Master to help remove obstacles

Seven plus or minus two

Preferably co-located

Go fast through face-to-face communication

Cross-functional with flexible roles

Scrum scales by adding teams, not increasing team size

Distributed Teams – Does it work ?

The Challenge ….

Teams Structure

Keep The Rhythm Daily Scrum Meetings Adjust meeting time to meet all time zones Publish Audio Recordings of meetings Video Conference between sites Release/Sprint Planning Fly key People to one place (Release) Share Pictures of planning Charts ALL team members participating!! Video Conference between sites Release/Sprint Review One Session for all teams Web Meeting Application to Share Demo and Presentation ALL team members participating Video Conference between sites

Adjust meeting time to meet all time zones

Publish Audio Recordings of meetings

Video Conference between sites

Fly key People to one place (Release)

Share Pictures of planning Charts

ALL team members participating!!

Video Conference between sites

One Session for all teams

Web Meeting Application to Share Demo and Presentation

ALL team members participating

Video Conference between sites

Key Success Factors Team Structure End To End Responsibilities Quality Homogeneity Requirements Global View Dependencies Integration

IT’s All About Planning Always Keep Product Owner Close To The Team Build Teams Based On Logical Structure. Team Structure

Always Keep Product Owner

Close To The Team

Build Teams Based On Logical

Structure.

IT’s All About Planning New Scrum Team “Integration” Responsible For Nightly Build and Automatic installation Part of the SoSoS forum Participate in All planning Meetings Integration

New Scrum Team “Integration”

Responsible For Nightly Build

and Automatic installation

Part of the SoSoS forum

Participate in All planning

Meetings

IT’s All About Planning Unified Planning Meeting After Each Sprint Planning Follow 5 levels Of Planning Principle to Cover Dependencies At all Levels Dependencies

Unified Planning Meeting After

Each Sprint Planning

Follow 5 levels Of Planning

Principle to Cover Dependencies

At all Levels

IT’s All About Planning Use The Scrum Tool For Planning And Tracking One Backlog For All Teams Apply User Stories and Cross Product Scenarios. Requirements Global View

Use The Scrum Tool For Planning

And Tracking

One Backlog For All Teams

Apply User Stories and Cross

Product Scenarios.

IT’s All About Planning New Scrum Team “Validation” Test And Validate Cross Product User Scenarios. Engage Real Customers & The Field Organization in the Validation Process QA Manager To Act As SM. End To End Responsibility

New Scrum Team “Validation”

Test And Validate Cross Product

User Scenarios.

Engage Real Customers &

The Field Organization in the

Validation Process

QA Manager To Act As SM.

IT’s All About Planning QA Manager is running this effort. Active Member of SoSoS. Create & Govern Quality Standards for all the teams & Implement Best Practices HR Manager for the QA Team Quality Homogeneity

QA Manager is running this effort.

Active Member of SoSoS.

Create & Govern Quality

Standards for all the teams &

Implement Best Practices

HR Manager for the QA Team

QUESTIONS ?

QUESTIONS ?

THANKS!

THANKS!