Agreements

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What makes distributed teams

succeed

Molood Noori

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Agile companies are becoming distributed!

Distributed companies are

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Some distributed companies

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Benefits for companies

Cost Savings ($11k/year)Increased Productivity and EfficiencyAccess to top talent

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Benefits for employees

Access to top employersCost and time savingBetter quality of life and work

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AgreementsWhat makes

distributed teams succeed

Agreement #1 Ensure time zone overlap

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Agreement #2 Address cultural differences

Learn the different culturesBe open and accommodatingStereotypes and religion

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Agreement #3Hire remote friendly

Identify your company cultureHire the right people

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Agreement #4Technology and tools

Code, test, VCS, etc.MeetingBusiness

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Agreement #5Visualization for dummies

Work flow, work statusdaily stand up, planning, retro., etc.Calendar, dependencies, etc.

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Agreement #6Decision making

Explicit decision making processDesign, code, test, etc.Ways of working

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Agreement #7Conference Calls

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Agreement #7Communication channels

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Agreement #7Communication channels

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Agreement #7Communication channels

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Agreement #7Communication channels

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Agreement #7Communication channels

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Agreement #8

Value asynchronous written

communication

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Agreement #9Facilitation

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Agreement #10Socialize & have fun

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