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Agile for Remote TeamsMichael Dowden - @mrdowden

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Michael Dowden

@mrdowden

1992 2000 2006 2011 2017

CEO & Product Architect

System Analysis ManagementData & Dev

2015


Outline

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My Agile Journey


Systems Analysishttps://www.lucidchart.com/pages/examples/data-flow-diagrams


Waterfallhttps://airbrake.io/blog/sdlc/waterfall-model


Rational Unified Processhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Unified_Process


Extreme Programminghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_programming


Chaos Driven Development


Scrumhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/chrishuffman/2336990347/


Lean / Kanban

2: AnalysisPersonas & Scenarios

1: ResearchInterview & Observation

3: DesignWireframes & Mockups

6: EvaluationMetrics & Testing

4: ImplementationCoding & Creation

UX-Driven Process

5: LaunchDeploy & Release

0: StrategyDefine the Project


Methodology


Agile Manifestohttp://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html


Communication

INTJ

INTP

ESTJ


Synchronous vs Asynchronous

Communication Factors


Time Zone Distribution



Internal vs B2B Client vs B2C Customers



Product vs Project



Personalities


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Values / Principles

● Communication

● Simplicity

● Feedback

● Courage

● Respect

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Process / Practice● Planning game● TDD● Pair programming● Whole team● Continuous integration● Refactoring● Small releases● Coding standards● Collective code ownership● Simple design● System metaphor● Sustainable pace

XP: Extreme Programming


Values / Principles

● Focus

● Commitment

● Openness

● Courage

● Respect

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Process / Practice

● Sprint Planning

● Stand-up

● Sprint Review

● Sprint Retrospective

Scrum


Values / Principles

● Focus

● Decrease Waste

● Customer Needs, First

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Process / Practice

● Ideation

● Replenishment

● Development

● Acceptance

● Production

Kanban


Values / Principles

● Amplify Learning

● Eliminate Waste

● Decide late

● Deliver fast

● Empower the team

● Build integrity in

● See the whole

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Process / Practice

● Process Mapping

● Set-based Design

● MVP Delivery

● Rinse & Repeat

Lean


Going Remote


TRUST


● VPN / Access

● On-prem software

● Physical Boards

● Speakerphones

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Limitations


● Vision and direction must be extremely clearly

communicated

● Story refinement becomes critical

● Need a clear forum/process for team to provide

ideas

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Key Considerations


● Synchronous touch-points

● Text-based communication

● Focus on documentation

● Digital board

● Code reviews

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Processes


● Meetings: Hangouts, Slack, Skype, Zoom

● Collaboration: Basecamp, Asana

● Documents: Google Drive, Wiki, Confluence

● Code: Live Share, Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab

● Board: Jira, Trello

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Tools


Remote Benefits


● https://dzone.com/articles/agile-framework-comparison-scrum-vs-kanban-vs-lean

● https://manifesto.co.uk/kanban-vs-scrum-vs-xp-an-agile-comparison/

● https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/23006/Scrum-vs-Kanban-vs-XP

● https://www.testingexcellence.com/difference-between-scrum-kanban-xp-agile/

● https://www.tutorialspoint.com/software_engineering/software_analysis_design_tools.htm

● https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/definition/Rational-Unified-Process

● http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/communication-strategies-for-different-types

● https://airbrake.io/blog/sdlc/rational-unified-process

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Resources


Michael Dowden Books:

linkedin.com/in/mrdowden

@mrdowden Andromeda16.com FlexePark.com

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