/GEN_2019_Design/GEN_Design_Broadcom-Logos/Broadcom_Logo_Red-Black_no-tag-1-resized.png?width=168&height=23&name=Broadcom_Logo_Red-Black_no-tag-1-resized.png "Broadcom"){kind=logo}
Today, we find ourselves in a new reality. Self-isolation is having a profound impact on the way we work. Overnight, we’ve gone from advocating that agile teams are most productive when they work face-to-face, to the reality that team members must now work apart. But that doesn’t mean that it’s as simple as grabbing your laptop, going home, and setting up shop on the kitchen table.
Companies need to pay attention to their people — it’s not as simple as publishing new remote work standards and then leaving everyone to their own devices. Particularly with agile teams, care needs to be taken to bolster agile practices in a remote environment — especially collaboration, teamwork, and purpose.
We call this Virtual Agility, or establishing a way of working that supports and nurtures virtual teams 24/7 so that they can be as effective working apart as they are in an office setting.
Acknowledge the Change: Be mindful, considerate and supportive, making sure that everyone understands how important it is that they remain engaged and aligned.
Provide Virtual Support: Collaboration is critical, so make sure that you have the right tools in place to enable effective communication, as well as support for your agile ceremonies.
Leave No One Behind: Don’t assume that everyone knows what to do. Make sure that people know how to get the training they need and set up support networks to provide help when needed.
Be Purposeful: Make sure that your meetings have agendas and are focused on specific outcomes, schedules are communicated, and the support infrastructure is tested frequently.
Be Agile: Don’t expect that everything will go perfectly. You can’t avoid rapid change Retrospect frequently, remove impediments, and strive to work more effectively each week.
For organizations practicing traditional Agility, the idea of Virtual Agility is a completely new approach to how they’ll plan, execute, measure and deliver value. This blog explores some of the challenges that organizations encounter along the way.
Ian McGinnis and Dennis Petrillo (Rally Sales Engineers) take a closer look at what it means to support and nurture virtual teams so that they can be empowered in a distributed agile environment, providing tips on how you can get started.
Agile methods have never been friendly to the idea of distributed teams. This blog covers the five principles of Virtual Agility, and why they’re so important to implement in today’s remote work setting.
Worried too much about process and structure? Remember to slow down and acknowledge the change. Some organizations will adjust more quickly than others. Regardless, everyone will feel the impact.
Collaboration is critical in agile and lean environments. But do you have the right tools in place to support your agile teams in a remote setting? Here are a few highlights.
Communication and collaboration are key tenets of agile practices. But how do you implement these effectively in a distributed setting? The key is providing information, support, and training.
In the new world of Virtual Agility, clarity is essential. The right outcomes are mandatory, which is why it’s so important to be purposeful in all that you do. But where do you start in your organization?
The final principle of Virtual Agility may seem obvious, but it is important to be mindful of the agile principles that you already know and use so that teams are engaged and productive.
View this webcast for an overview of how you can achieve Virtual Agility by leveraging Rally.
View this webcast to learn how you can use Rally to facilitate remote PI Planning.
Enable your organization to adapt to rapid change and empower your employees to work in a distributed agile environment. Plus, it's free for up to 50 users.
