The document discusses strategies for implementing agile practices in fully distributed teams. It suggests that distributed agile is possible if teams establish overlapping collaboration times, use shared task boards and progress tracking, keep multiple communication channels open at all times, and intentionally build social connections despite working remotely. The key is applying agile principles like collaboration, communication, and community while working in a distributed manner.

1. Are You Remotely
Agile?
Mark Kilby

2. MARK KILBY
DEVELOPING SOFTWARE SINCE 1990
AGILE INFECTED - 1999
AGILE COACHING SINCE 2003
Past
@mkilby

3. @mkilby
MISSION
SUMMARY:
EXPLORATORY
COACH
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4. @mkilby

5. @mkilby

6. Sonatype: supporting millions of developers worldwide
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NEXUS LIFECYCLE
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7. @mkilby

8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iterative_and_incremental_development
@mkilby

9. Courtesy of the FIO Chrome extenstion http://www.fioapp.co

10. 10 http://tlk.io/virtualfacilitation https://flic.kr/p/5pxcMK CC BY 2.0@mkilby
… AND WE
ALL WORK
FROM HOME
(CC BY NC SA 4.0)

11. http://www.pictofigo.com/picture/detail/2650/Action?category=1
Fully
Distributed
Agile
@mkilby

12. https://www.sketchport.com/drawing/4504765476110336/ncc-1701
CC-BY@mkilby
Can we boldly go?

13. https://www.sketchport.com/drawing/4504765476110336/ncc-1701
CC-BY@mkilby
ARE YOU
SERIOUS?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Klingon_(1305760507).jpg CC 2.0

14. 14 http://tlk.io/virtualfacilitation https://flic.kr/p/5pxcMK CC BY 2.0@mkilby
CAN
THIS
WORK?
(CC BY NC SA 4.0)

15. 15 http://tlk.io/virtualfacilitation https://flic.kr/p/5pxcMK CC BY 2.0@mkilby
(A BETTER QUESTION)
IS IT
FOR
EVERYONE?
(CC BY NC SA 4.0)

16. http://www.pictofigo.com/picture/detail/2650/Action?category=1
• Why?
• Preconditions
• Principles &
Practices
• More info / Q&A
Fully
Distributed
Agile
@mkilby

17. http://www.pictofigo.com/picture/detail/2650/Action?category=1
• Why?
• Preconditions
• Principles &
Practices
• More info / Q&A
Fully
Distributed
Agile
@mkilby

18. WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME/US?
@mkilby

19. BHAG
@mkilby

20. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STS-120_crew.jpg public
domain
Working
with the
best
will UP
your
game
@mkilby

21. https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeveeaar/2799505769/ CC BY-ND 2.0
WORK WHERE
YOU ARE EFFECTIVE
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lost_in_Space_program_premiere_1965.JPG
public domain
@mkilby

22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program#/media/File:Challenger_explosion.jpg
public domain
NO SOUL
CRUSHING

23. ARE WE AGILE?
Satisfy the
Customer
Welcome
Change
Deliver
Frequently
Collaborate
Daily
Support & Trust
Motivated
Teams
Promote
Face-to-Face
Conversations
Measured by
Working
Software
Promote
Sustainable
Pace
Promote
Technical
Excellence
Maximize
Through
Simplicity
Have
Self-Organized
Teams
Reflect & Adjust
Regularly
Source: www.agilemanifesto.org
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
@mkilby

24. ARE WE AGILE?
Satisfy the
Customer
Welcome
Change
Deliver
Frequently
Collaborate
Daily
Support & Trust
Motivated
Teams
Promote
Face-to-Face
Conversations
Measured by
Working
Software
Promote
Sustainable
Pace
Promote
Technical
Excellence
Maximize
Through
Simplicity
Have
Self-Organized
Teams
Reflect & Adjust
Regularly
Source: www.agilemanifesto.org
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
?
@mkilby

25. http://www.pictofigo.com/picture/detail/2650/Action?category=1
• Why?
• Preconditions
• Principles &
Practices
• Bonus info /
Q&A
Fully
Distributed
Agile
@mkilby

26. 26 5/23/2016
DON’T GO
CHEAP
http://www.pexels.com/photo/broken-airplane-plane-old-960/ (CC0)@mkilby

27. T-SHAPED PEOPLE (A MUST)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beantin/5839121562/in/photolist-
(CC BY-SA 2.0)
@mkilby

28. GET COMFORTABLE
IN 2 WORLDS
https://flic.kr/p/pnkY9V
(CC BY 2.0)
@mkilby

29. SERVANT
LEADERSHIP
FROM THE TOP
Used with permission
@mkilby

30. Used with permission
@mkilby

31. OPEN
SOURCE
MINDSET
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisan
craftsmanship
challenging assumptions
rapid prototyping
sharing
transparency
DIY
@mkilby

32. http://www.pictofigo.com/picture/detail/2650/Action?category=1
• Why?
• Preconditions
• Principles &
Practices
• More info / Q&A
Fully
Distributed
Agile
@mkilby

33. Emerging
Principles ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula#/media/File:Comets_Kick_up_Dust_in_Helix_Nebula_(PIA09178).jpg public do@mkilby

34. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula#/media/File:Comets_Kick_up_Dust_in_Helix_Nebula_(PIA09178).jpg public do@mkilby

35. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula#/media/File:Comets_Kick_up_Dust_in_Helix_Nebula_(PIA09178).jpg public do@mkilby

36. tempting
to work
solo
https://flic.kr/p/fjfWbo
When
remote…
@mkilby

37. PRINCIPLE:
Work
With
https://flic.kr/p/fjfWbo and https://flic.kr/p/fjfW8Y (CC BY 2.0)@mkilby

38. https://flic.kr/p/fjfWbo and https://flic.kr/p/fjfW8Y (CC BY 2.0)@mkilby
Get to know
your crew

39. @mkilby
Get to know
your crew
• Unstructured?
• Slight Structure:
• Lean Coffee
• Open Space
• Constellations

40. @mkilby
OVERLAP
COLLABORATION TIME
Zen Insight

41. NOTE: 2 Teams share this
task board for development
on the same product
Used with permission

42. IN THE SPRINT…
Insight Shared Zen
Backlog Grooming (1-2x’s / sprint)
Sprint Planning Pt 1 – Story selection
Sprint Planning Pt 2 –
tasking
Sprint Planning Pt 2
- tasking
Task Board same Jira Agile board with “sprint per team”  Task Board
Design (complex
stories & epics)
Code Review – Github Pull Requests
(two +1s to move forward)
Daily Scrum Daily Scrum
Team Room
(open to all)
Sprint Review
Retrospective
@mkilby

43. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula#/media/File:Comets_Kick_up_Dust_in_Helix_Nebula_(PIA09178).jpg public do@mkilby

44. Used with permission
WORK OPEN /
GO ANYWHERE /
LEAVE NO TRACE

45. WORK OPEN /
GO ANYWHERE /
LEAVE NO TRACE
NOTE: 2 Teams share this
task board for development
on the same product
Used with permission

46. Shared task
boards
Shared progress
“I’m done. Who
needs help?”

47. Multiple Open
Channels Always
Used with permission

48. Used with permission
Is this
multi-tasking?

49. Multiple Open
Channels Always
https://flic.kr/p/6A7D3E CC BY-SA 2.0
@mkilby

50. Backchannels
Remember this Principle?
Multiple Open
Channels Always (MOCA)

51. BACKCHANNEL = PERIPHERAL SENSE
https://flic.kr/p/5pxcMK CC BY 2.0@mkilby

52. FOR MORE ON BACKCHANNELS …
@mkilby
… on markkilby.com

53. 53 5/23/2016
A common hole to fall into …
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Hole_Milkyway.jpg CC SA 2.0 Germany

54. @mkilby
If we are
new to a
team, we
tend to …
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/59093587.jpg

55. @mkilby
ASK
QUESTIONS
IN OPEN
CHANNELS
YOU MAY
NOT KNOW
WHO ELSE
YOU ARE
HELPING
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/59093587.jpg

56. @mkilby

57. @mkilby
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/PSM_V37_D360_Balance_of_equal_arms.jpg/1280px-PSM_V37_D360_Balance_of_equal_arms.jpg
WORK LIFE

58. (CC BY NC SA 4.0)
WORK-LIFE
BLEND-ing
@mkilby

59. There are limits
MarkKilby.com CC BY NC S@mkilby

60. Are we meeting or
hanging out?
https://flic.kr/p/4NxNw2 CC BY 2.0
@mkilby

61. For Distributed Meetings
START EARLY
FINISH LATE
https://flic.kr/p/4NxNw2 CC BY 2.0
@mkilby

62. Used with Permission
YOU’RE
WORKING
WHERE
TODAY?

63. INTENTIONALLY
SOCIAL
(The Lounge)

64. @mkilby

65. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula#/media/File:Comets_Kick_up_Dust_in_Helix_Nebula_(PIA09178).jpg public do@mkilby

66. https://www.sketchport.com/drawing/4504765476110336/ncc-1701
CC-BY@mkilby
Can we boldly go?

67. http://www.pictofigo.com/picture/detail/2650/Action?category=1
• Why?
• Preconditions
• Principles &
Practices
• More info / Q&A
Fully
Distributed
Agile
@mkilby

68. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula#/media/File:Comets_Kick_up_Dust_in_Helix_Nebula_(PIA09178).jpg public do@mkilby

69. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RedDwarfPlanet.jpg public domain
We are finding
other habitable
places

70. Some are
closer than
you think
(#SGFLA volunteers)

71. @mkilby
#SGFLA
volunteers
rocked
We worked
distributed

72. Same
principles
applied
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula#/media/File:Comets_Kick_up_Dust_in_Helix_Nebula_(PIA09178).jpg public do@mkilby

73. http://www.pictofigo.com/picture/detail/2650/Action?category=1
@mkilby
Want to
know more?
bit.ly/sonatypeagile
MarkKilby.com

74. http://www.pictofigo.com/picture/detail/2650/Action?category=1
@mkilby
Want to know
EVEN more?
Podcasts
Blogs Courses

75. A community
of explorers
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS_and_Endeavour_seen_from_the_Soyuz_TMA-20_spacecraft_30.jpg public do

76. https://www.sketchport.com/drawing/4504765476110336/ncc-1701
CC-BY@mkilby
Let’s boldly go

77. Mark Kilby
mkilby@sonatype.com
mark@markkilby.com
Linkedin.com/in/mkilby
http://markkilby.com
Questions?
…or visit us
Open Space
tomorrow!
Let’s talk later …
@mkilby
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