Comments on: Distributed Agile Teams Don’t Work http://joshuahoover.com/2008/05/01/distributed-agile-teams-dont-work/ a blog by joshua hoover Tue, 01 May 2012 02:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tania http://joshuahoover.com/2008/05/01/distributed-agile-teams-dont-work/comment-page-1/#comment-9417 Tania Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:45:24 +0000 http://joshuahoover.com/2008/05/01/distributed-agile-teams-dont-work/#comment-9417 To even have a shot at making a semi-distributed team work, I also believe that it depends on the type of person that is part of a semi-distributed team. I would say that the individuals must have inherent good communication skills and they must be part of the bigger team before being seperated. To even have a shot at making a semi-distributed team work, I also believe that it depends on the type of person that is part of a semi-distributed team. I would say that the individuals must have inherent good communication skills and they must be part of the bigger team before being seperated.

]]> By: Owen Thomas http://joshuahoover.com/2008/05/01/distributed-agile-teams-dont-work/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Owen Thomas Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:25:30 +0000 http://joshuahoover.com/2008/05/01/distributed-agile-teams-dont-work/#comment-341 I think your observations with distributed and Agile teams are spot on. Combining collocated and distributed members just for the hope that one will achieve a hybrid will not work. I think collocation is over-used. It is a property that is necessary only when collocating team members achieves some functional purpose that is central to the project's product outcomes. Personally, I assert that in a vast majority of circumstances, teams of distributed individuals have every chance of producing good software as any collocated team. In terms of individual motivation, I also believe there is a case for arguing that the quality of distributed teams may even be better. Owen. I think your observations with distributed and Agile teams are spot on. Combining collocated and distributed members just for the hope that one will achieve a hybrid will not work. I think collocation is over-used. It is a property that is necessary only when collocating team members achieves some functional purpose that is central to the project’s product outcomes.

Personally, I assert that in a vast majority of circumstances, teams of distributed individuals have every chance of producing good software as any collocated team. In terms of individual motivation, I also believe there is a case for arguing that the quality of distributed teams may even be better.

Owen.

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