What Does it take to Develop Kickass Products?, Britt Maasalu

1. How to work effectively with external
teams and create a kickass product
Britt Maasalu

2. Different types of external teams
● One company many offices
● Freelancers
● External company

3. Obstacles
● Distance
● Cultural differences (including time zone, work
ethic and methods, etc)
● Personal attributes

4. How to make it work?
● Team effort
● Self-discipline – PO and the team
● PO as a role model
● Team support
● Agree on processes

5. Possible pain points
● Agree on work method
● Tools to use
● Ownership of the project

6. Next steps
● Organise team's work
● Create a plan
● Risk Management
● Communication
● Face to face time together as a team
● Respect and trust

7. Possible downfalls
● Compability
● Work method differences
● Location and time zone
● Management decisions not reflected to the
team
● Lack of motivation

8. IT CAN WORK!!
External teams can work very well and produce awsome
results if there is team spirit and mutual respect and trust
within the team!