Distributed Agile Lego Game

Build a next generation

animal.

Onshore Team

Offshore Team

The Product Owner

Product release will have

3 Iterations

Each iteration will have

Iteration 1

Let the fun begin

Sign off

Retrospective

“Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand.”

Prime Directive by Norman Kerth

Iteration 2

Did things improve?

Sign off and Retrospective

Iteration 3

Did It Go Well?&

Did we see improvement in velocity

Sign off and Retrospective

DebriefingAgile concepts revisited

IterationIteration 0Estimation and relative sizingVelocity and raw velocitySign upShowcaseCustomer feedbackTeam collaborationRetrospective

DebriefingDistributed Agile learnings

Daily sync ups/stand upsCross location communicationTools for effective team communicationEnd of day updatesRemote estimation sessionsInvolvement of both teams in decision making Offshore teams’ presence during showcaseClient face time with offshore teamDifference in onshore and offshore velocityFactoring co-ordination time while planningRemote retrospective

Offshore team is not just a body shop

Always remember!!!

Engage your customerClose collaborationFail fastLearn your lessons

Thank You!!!