10 ways to work effectively as a distributed team - nick pellow
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Look behind the curtain and walk a mile in the shoes of an Atlassian development manager working in a team spread across timezones, space, and culture. Learn how Atlassian’s FishEye/Crucible team is using Atlassian and non-Atlassian products to work effectively in a distributed team, while staying focused, motivated, and connected.TRANSCRIPT
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NICK PELLOW • DEVELOPMENT MANAGER • ATLASSIAN • @NIICK
Collaborating in a distributed team:How the FishEye/Crucible team work
Who are we?
W h o a re w e ?
What are we building ?!
!
Team setup
SYDNEY GDANSK
1. The elements
Communication
Strong leaders
Quality hiring
No silos
Travel
2. Release Planning
3. Spiking and Speccing
4. Project Plan
The Will To Win Means Nothing Without The Will To Prepare.
J u m a I k a n g a a , Ta n z a n i a n m a r a t h o n r u n n e r
”“
5. Feature Buddies
Feature Buddies. Your second pair of
eyes, ears, and hands that help ensure the
feature you’re leading is on time and of high
quality.
A feature buddy is your buddy,
not your parent.
Feature buddies
SYDNEY GDANSK
Feature buddies
SYDNEY GDANSK
6. QA Kick-offs
Ensure quality is a forethought, not an
afterthought.
7. Sprint Planning
Distributed planning poker:
“know when to run ;)”
8. Sprint Demos
9. Standups
10. Staying connected
Thank you!
NICK PELLOW • DEV MANAGER FISHEYE/CRUCIBLE • ATLASSIAN • @NIICK