Our situation, Android team: • 2 in Berlin • 1 in Sczcecin, 2 Lublin, 1 Wroclaw • 1 dev in New York • 1 QA in Minsk • Scrum Master, PO, QA in New York • Later: more devs from Canada, LA, New York
Have a backup plan • If Slack video chat does not work, be ready to move to Hangout or Skype. • Be pragmatic and don’t spend too much time in trying to fix the tool.
Remember the manifesto • Individuals and interactions over processes and tools: • Dont rely on specific tool • Be pragmatic • Working software over comprehensive documentation • Don't write specifications that you would not write for a local team.
Timezones • Split morning standups • Document decisions • Don’t delay what you would not delay without i.e. PRs • Might be hard to follow up on Slack • Split teams • Trust