Leverage Agile Project Management to Foster Collaboration in Distributed Teams

Rapid growth of global markets is forcing organizations to become more flexible and responsive. Effective Project Management with distributed teams is a critical success factor, with many working towards Agile-centric frameworks. Yet many organizations today face a ‘crisis’ in projects across distributed teams. Introduction of total quality management, continuous improvement programs and the drive to radically redesign business processes requires an alignment with strong project management skills that can successfully lead distributed resources. Successful and effective implementation of change employs specific skills, which are no more the domain of a few technical professionals. Proficiency in these skills is a prerequisite to managing change and growth at all levels. Agile and distributed team models seem to be at odds with each other. One is about close communication and short feedback loops, while the other is about being effective with resources in different locations. Yet Agile Project Management can provide a structured and organized way to successfully leverage the strengths of distributed teams to foster collaboration.

Practical insights from prior projects managed by Hasnain will be covered in this presentation. Hasnain’s talk provides insight into patterns common for setting up Agile Distributed teams and will show the results that can be achieved once teams cross the initial evolutionary bumps of establishing a distributed agile culture.