Managing Distributed Scrum Teams: Tools & Trust Essentials

In Part 2 of this 3-part series, we focus on the importance of building trust and streamlining tools for globally distributed teams. Learn how to limit tool sprawl, foster a culture of autonomy, and set effective overlap times to support your team’s productivity.
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[@Rekettyelovag]

I remember reading that id wanted to outsource a Doom game to Croteam. I guess they were impressed with their engineers' capabilities. According to that article, outside of a pitch, the collab never happened bc of the time zone differences the producers didn't want to travel that much to check in with the devs. // This is why they basically have Mancubus, Hell knight and other similar stuff in Serious Sam 3. :D

[@ResponsiveAdvisors]

Hey @Rekettyelovag, thanks for sharing this example of how time zone differences can lead to missed opportunities for collaboration. It's a reminder that effective communication and coordination are essential for successful teamwork, especially when working with people in different locations.

[@DianaMJoice]

I like those suggestions as to when to make team meetings happening. I'm recently challenged with a global collaboration initiative and my thought is to do it once a week, twice on that day, so that most team members get to join the call. It takes up more of my time but that's just what it is. The coherence and understanding of the tasks at hand is too important to miss that over a few week's time, I find. What are your thoughts?

[@ResponsiveAdvisors]

@DianaMJoice how exciting to embrace a new global collaboration initiative! I think experimenting with the once-a-week idea is a great place to start. You have the advantage of creating focus and purpose for that day should work to your advantage. What day of the week are you considering? Also, approach your decision as an experiment and be ready to make adjustments after you've got a few weeks to reflect on. Initially, you will probably find this inefficient as it's a new way of collaborating, but hopefully over time you and your teams will discover ways of making your collaboration time very effective.