How to keep a high performance team motivated after each project? The answer is simple and fun: Celebrate! After the team is formed and stabilized, working on a project after other may put the team on a never ending cycle,... Continue lendo →
When we talk about cross-functional teams, we talk about people from different areas working together. We can have a project team with people from Systems, Database, Middleware, or even people from management areas working with technical people. And, why is... Continue lendo →
As every team or project, virtual work also requires performance indicators. These indicators need to be followed during the execution, to correct any problems that may be found, and after completion in case it's a temporary task. To define a... Continue lendo →
User stories are an artifact of Scrum and they are used for requirements gathering at the begin of a project. It has a simple structure: As a (i.e. client, administrator) I want to (action) So that (goal) As all agile... Continue lendo →
When I first started using daily stand up meetings on our virtual team, I was afraid it would be just another phone meeting. The fact that it was daily was even scarier as I thought my team's acceptance wouldn't be... Continue lendo →
When working on virtual teams, it might be a challenge to think of ways to reunite the team to share knowledge. First of all, it's interesting to bring individuals together to understand what is required. It's important the team participates... Continue lendo →
You can't run from learning. You learn everyday, when you face a new challenge or talk to someone new. What really makes the difference is what you do with what you learn. It was a tip from my manager to... Continue lendo →
Today I had a great workshop about communication with my friend Walyson Oliveira from IBM. It inspired me to write about the importance of clear communication on virtual teams. Just yesterday I faced a challenge regarding communication with one of... Continue lendo →
When working on a big company, you may work on a team that is part local, part virtual. It can bring challenges to team's trust and collaboration, as individuals will tend to create subgroups between local and distributed resources. For... Continue lendo →
