Agile Team Smells

Agile NCR 2010

Presented by

Anurag Shrivastava, MD, Xebia IT Architects India Pvt. Ltd. and Founder of Agile NCR

Context

• Small company engaged in offshore software development using SCRUM and XP

• Technically challenging assignments• Typical teams have 3 to 8 persons• Highly self-organizing culture• All team members are equal• High focus on software quality

Daily Stand-ups are Going OK

Minor Problems with Quality Build

Retrospective went fine

Progress Charts are Little Old

Do Not Need a Tester

We pair well

Team Feels No Need for Collocation

Few Days In Between Sprints

Fixes

• Daily standup meetings must happen on time and every team member should be present

• Make sure that a successful quality build is one of the sprint success criteria

• Make sure that recurring problems are not simply voted out and every team member feels engaged in the retro

Fixes

• Check if the team gets excited about the progress

• Make sure that the team has a tester• Pair should be switched• Let team not worry about the costs• Make sure that Product Owner and Business

are disciplined

Thank you