agile pt presentation - june 2016

How agile supports Feedzai’s growthDiogo Guerra, VP EngineeringFeedzai.com/WickedSmart

Feedzai by the numbersMission: Keep commerce safe

Engineering @Feedzai35 people, 6 teams, 3 offices, 3 products

The Power of Passion and Perserverance

What about technical skills?

Challenges of Growing teams

Find good team leaders

Keep focused – clarify the goals of the teams & don’t fall into the routine

MotivationTalk and share success with everyoneCelebrate successesRegular 1:1 meetings – listen to people and their problems, not a status meeting

ProductivityReduce # of meetingsCut down on heavy communicationKeep focus and motivation

Knowledge is centralized

Agile ManagementDecentralize, Move Fast

Lessons LearnedWhen teams grow fast, internal and business knowledge is scarce

Lessons Learned (con’t)Story points are not intuitiveTime tracking is your friendLimit work in progress

MilestonesThe major problem of agile is the excessive focus on the short termDon’t forget mid/long term commitment

Agile with remote teams

Metrics – team capacity, team efficiency, milestone accuracy

Thank youPlease visit us at: Feedzai.com/WickedSmart