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Long Distance Relationships
Teambuilding when your Agile team is not all there
ANDY GROSMAN, PMP, SA, CSM
Andy.grosman@gmail.com
TWITTER: @ANDYISAGILE
Linkedin: Andy Grosman
August 30, 2018
Exercise: What are the biggest
challenges you experience with
Remote teams
(5 minutes)
My Background
Training Insurance
The first project was an Agile Utopia
Butthe next project was
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Co-location is getting less common
72% said that some of their team works
remotely.
65% of remote employees have not
been through a team building exercise
38% of teams were far located in
different countries
28% said all their entire team worked in
the same office.
Yeah, but.
There is hope.with a few exceptions
As a remote team - Sometimes you feel like this
Exercise 7 minutes
 At your tables  take a blank stick figure and ask the person
next to you to tell you about three things that are important
to them. Family, Hobbies, etc
 Then change and have the other person ask you questions
 Use the crayons to add details and even a background
 Doesnt have to be a masterpiece
Be prepared to share.
4 Principles
1.Set Expectations
2.Get Personal
3.Master Technology (including Video)
4.Make it fun
Assumptions are the Termites of Relationships
Team Charter/Working Agreement
 How will we work together?
 Why are we doing this?
 How do we deal with challenges?
Solving challenges that havent happened
Exercise (5 minutes)
At your tables  talk about what should be in a
remote team agreement. Pick a spokesman
Getting Personal
Icebreakers - start the conversation
4 stages of team building - different
Ask new team members to send 3 photos of what is important to them
Going to Groan
Games - 2 truths and one lie
Game: Take a picture of something on your desk
virtualicebreakers.com
Require new team members to read Charter and Standard Operating Procedure to help understand team culture
2 Truths  one Lie (No Dare)
Team members send
through instant message 
two things that are true and
one that are untrue
On a conference call or
through a Home Base. Other
team members need to
determine which one is the
lie
Usually you will get follow-
up questions  i.e. why did
you go bungee jumping over
skydiving
New Team Members
Have them send 3
pictures that are
important to them
Most people will pick
family, hobbies, etc.
Expect follow-up
questions
Three Pictures
Dream Vacation
Team members send through Instant Message to the
organizer  their best vacation that they went on.
Teams get to match
Virtual office Tour
The ideas are there. Just do it
Master Technology and Video
Actual Virtual Offices with multiple rooms
Embrace Video!!!!  use the tools you are given
Have a Homebase or What happened to MySpace?
Home base
Exercise
Exercise (5 minutes)
Brainstorm with your teams 
items that you can put on your
home base
Make it Fun
Celebrate and Build a Reservoir of Trust
You are not just an email  you are not just a voice and
neither is your team
Putting it all together
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Checklist for Success
Contact
Andy.grosman@gmail.com
Twitter: @Andyisagile
Linkedin: Andy Grosman
Next Steps
QUESTIONS?
COMPLETE PLAN
DETERMINE WHAT THAT YOU WILL
IMPLEMENT WITH YOUR TEAM 
EXPERIMENT  IT MAY JUST WORK
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