David.Poole (2/20/2014)
A present headache is trying to employ agile methodologies across geographically disperse teams. One of the things about agile is that it encourages all participants to be co-located and that include business and technical people.The daily stand-up is obviously difficult as is making the Kanban board suitably visible. The whole point of a wall with task cards on it is that it gives visibility to anyone who may walk past.
I'ts not an insurmountable problem but there is a bit more to remote working than setting up a VPN connection.
I agree but there are digital equivalents of the cards on the wall websites out there. I bet there is loads more that what I have come across. A simple read only guest login available to all stakeholders and the public visibility is there.
I would say time zones is more of an issue. The modern classic in the UK is working with people in Chennai (5.5 hours ahead) and the USA (5-8 hours behind). This requires excellent communication in terms of clarity, responsibility and expectations. With the right people it can be done. Just not easily 😉
Gaz
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