Scaling while staying Agile

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The challenges of Scaling in Taxibeat, while trying to stay as Agile and Lean as possible, and the lessons learned along the way

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Thanassis Bantios 
Agile Coach
Scaling Scrum

Major Challenges
• Structure while scaling
• Developing a worldwide product

The 1 million dollar question
• Scaling while staying Agile

Before: Function Teams
• iOS team, Android team, Design team,
Backend team etcr
• Many handoffs, people in different teams
have ownership of a single feature

Evolution: Cross-Functional Teams
• Major concerns:
• Code Integrity
• Code Patterns

Chapter Leader
• Non dedicated role, always member of a squad
• Responsible for the advancement of the technology
in any given area
• Responsible for the agenda of Chapter gatherings
• Responsible for training of new developers, teaching,
and establishing guidelines

• Advancements in technology
• Code integrity across our products
Chapter Leader

What’s your product?
• Passenger • Driver

Hot Spots Passenger
• Passenger Pickup • Passenger Pickup

Hot Spots Passenger Ride
• Passenger Pickup • Passenger Towards

Hot Spots Driver
• Driver Calling • Driver Towards

Planning
• Shared Planning on “What”
• Individual planning on “How”…
• …followed by Chapter Planning meetings

Review
• Review is split into “Demo Review” and “Work
review”
• Demo Review: each team presents the features thet
were implemented in a live environment, that will in
the next Product Increment
• Work review: each individual team reviews the total
work done during the sprint

Core Backend
Feature Squads
Passenger iOS Release Driver iOS Release
Core Mobile
Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Agiling Taxibeat the Agile way
• Restructuring in small steps
• Feedback from Squads

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Scaling while staying Agile

1. § Thanassis Bantios  Agile Coach Scaling Scrum

2. Taxibeat

3. Taxibeat in 2015

4. Taxibeat in 2017

5. Worldwide Market

6. Major Challenges • Structure while scaling • Developing a worldwide product

7. The 1 million dollar question • Scaling while staying Agile

8. 1. Structure

9. Growth Pain 🚀😱💪

10. Before: Function Teams • iOS team, Android team, Design team, Backend team etcr • Many handoffs, people in different teams have ownership of a single feature

11. Evolution: Cross-Functional Teams • Major concerns: • Code Integrity • Code Patterns

12. Spotify paper on Scaling Agile

13. Basic Unit

14. Chapter

15. Chapter Leader • Non dedicated role, always member of a squad • Responsible for the advancement of the technology in any given area • Responsible for the agenda of Chapter gatherings • Responsible for training of new developers, teaching, and establishing guidelines

16. • Advancements in technology • Code integrity across our products Chapter Leader

17. 2. Product 🚕🚗📱

18. What’s your product? • Passenger • Driver

19. Hot Spots Passenger • Passenger Pickup • Passenger Pickup

20. Hot Spots Passenger Ride • Passenger Pickup • Passenger Towards

21. Hot Spots Driver • Driver Calling • Driver Towards

22. What’s your product? • Taxibeat Service

23. One Product Backlog - many teams

24. 3. Scrum Rituals

25. Planning • Shared Planning on “What” • Individual planning on “How”… • …followed by Chapter Planning meetings

26. Review • Review is split into “Demo Review” and “Work review” • Demo Review: each team presents the features thet were implemented in a live environment, that will in the next Product Increment • Work review: each individual team reviews the total work done during the sprint

27. 3. Company Structure

28. Core Backend Feature Squads Passenger iOS Release Driver iOS Release Core Mobile Infrastructure Infrastructure

29. Agiling Taxibeat the Agile way • Restructuring in small steps • Feedback from Squads

30. We’re hiring taxibeat.com/careers

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