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We’re here... and our testers are there.
Michele Cross
The most efficient and effective method of
conveying information to and within a development
team is face-to-face conversation.
Agile Manifesto Principles
You can’t always get what you want.
Rolling Stones
Just.... Communicate!
Collaboration through
Communication
withinCultural
context
Cultural context
“Scrum does not work here in Asia”
• Cultural expectation of predictability• Everything should have a hierarchy• Keep things in harmony• Education system drives school of thought• Lack of investment in training for offshore
(https://hbr.org/2015/12/getting-to-si-ja-oui-hai-and-da)
Harmony
(https://www.geert-hofstede.com/)
Hierarchy
(https://www.geert-hofstede.com/)
Interdependence
(https://hbr.org/2015/12/getting-to-si-ja-oui-hai-and-da)
How trust is formed
Communication
MostEffective
LeastEffective
Face-to-face around sharedsketching environment
Face-to-face conversation
Videoconferencing
Phone conversation
Online chat
Video Recording
Audio recording
Written documentation
Co-located
GeographicallyDistant
Persistence Required
(http://www.agilemodeling.com/essays/communication.htm)
Scrum Master takes point
(http://www.agilebuddha.com/agile/agile-thinking-continuous-improvement-scrummaster-1-0-to-2-0/)
Keep everyone in the loop
Initiate actual conversation, not just work topics
Arrange unstructured time – virtual lunch, virtual coffee
Collaboration
http://wakaleo.com/resources/presentations/it-s-testing-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it
Example Mapping
https://cucumber.io/blog/2015/12/08/example-mapping-introduction
Having conversations
is more important thancapturing conversations
is more important thanautomating conversations.
- Liz Keogh
Remote Pairing/Mobbing