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Going to Sri Lanka
MilesJohannes Brodwall, Chief scientist
Exilesoft Global
• Why I went• What I saw
• What we do
Part I:
Why I went
• Global workforce• Adventure• Exposure
«The world is flat»
Can you get enough people in Norway?
Cost of livinggoes down
Communication cost goes up
The gap lessens
Can you get enough people in Norway?
Adventure
Foreign names
Exposure
• 14 projects• 1-12 people/project
• 3 locations (+2)• “Agile” as a core value
Part II:
What I saw
Going to work
Working in Exilesoft
Vinodhini
TODO: Add pictures
Tharaka
Daily Scrum(12:30 or 13:30)
Coding dojo
R&R
Odel
Part III:
The Exilesoft model
Transparent
Agile
Committed
TrustworthyVal
ues
we
resp
ect
Transparency
«From Norway (Sweden), but not in
Norway»
Operational Structure
CEO
Project Director
Project Management
Team 1 Team 2 Team 3Team 4…
Specialized Coaching resources
HR and other
functional services
Quality Assurance
Deciding ‘Essential disciplinary’
Domain complexity
Technical complexity
Team maturity
Level of collaboration
Communication barriers
Agile maturity of the customer organization
Offshore project models
Teams working remotely -
Dev release 1
3 months
Teams working
remotely – Full version
Onward…..
OnsiteOnsite
Colombo- Review
Onsite MgmtWork-shop
OnsiteProject
Initiation
Agility
Daily Scrum meetings (Skype/Lync)
(and Yammer?)
Biweekly iteration demo (Skype/Lync)
Our status:
Daily communication
Iteration planning/demo/Tracking
Frequent release
Engineering practices
User involvement
Other training
Commitment
It’s all about our people..
Trust
The question:
Is Agility in offshore possible?
Is Agility in non-offshore possible?
How projects change:• Travel
• Scrum per Skype• English
Culture difference?• We speak C#, Java
and JavaScript• Not all are equal
How it stays the same:• Programming practices
• Iterations with demos
How it must improve:• Domain understanding
• Technical proficiencyThis is my job!
It’s not about lower costs
It’s about a global workforce
Add more muscle to your projects
Thank [email protected]
http://johannesbrodwall.com
http://exilesoft.com
http://twitter.com/jhannes
The global workforce is here
