program selection system

Off-shoring and distributing project teams are a business driver in most organizations. As the world becomes increasingly “flat”, organizations are seeking out operational and cost efficiencies by leveraging distributed teams. These distributed teams are a common constraint on most technology projects today. A tremendous challenge exists in scaling large programs to include geographically dispersed teams and team members. To continue wide-spread adoption, Agile projects must find ways to thrive in distributed environments. The Ambassador Model is a proven, effective approach to building highly productive distributed and off-shore agile teams.

In this session, participants will learn the following:

1) The key components necessary in establishing en effective distributed model.
2) A success-proven model for distributing Agile programs.
3) How to facilitate resource-sharing across geographical borders.
4) Leveraging Ambassadors in helping overcome distributed program challenges.
5) How effectively established distributed Agile projects are as or more effective than traditional distributed teams.

There will also be an in-depth discussion and idea exchange regarding key challenges facing distributed teams:
1) Communication challenges
2) Cultural differences
3) Time differences
4) Cross-team dependencies
5) Shared resources