Monthly Archives: January 2014

Getting the most out of your team

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

I recently saw some interesting discussions and posts regarding team velocity, metrics, and how to get the most out of a technology team. The original question was about how to increase a team’s velocity. The conversation was interesting & I … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development — Assembling Your Team

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Continuing the discussion on Establishing Distributed Teams. Now that you’ve decided to build out a new team, presumably far away, there are several decisions that you’ll want to make. These include, but aren’t limited to: Decide on your staffing model. … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development – Identifying New Team Structure and Onboarding Strategy

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Continuing the topic of how to build global teams. Much like the earlier process discussions, when you’re going to be building a new team, whether down the hall, or across the globe, there are going to be an assortment of … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development — Modeling Your Transition

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Another chapter in the thread I started a while back…. As you start to enter into the process of moving work to new locations, there’s plenty to consider. I’ve found that its helpful to build out a model of the … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development — Aligning Team Roles

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Continuing the thread started here. As you consider distributing your workforce, whether as a realignment or addition, you will want to determine how the roles of the different groups will relate to one another. Over the years, I’ve seen several … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development — Working with Legacy Teams

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Continuing from the thread I started a while back. There are several things to consider. The teams that got you to this point are going to have a reaction to adding staff in different locations. For some, it may feel … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development — Foundations — Understanding the mission

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

If you want to get where you wish, know what you wish. The Cheshire cat was on to something. (shhh, don’t tell the dogs, I have some partiality to cats). Putting first things first, be sure you know what you … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development Processes/Approaches

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Following up on my last post, I thought it might be helpful to review some approaches to establishing and running new teams at different sites. I’d originally thought of just calling them processes, but I suspect that may be doing … Continue reading →

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