The Ideal Outsourcing Team - Live Webinar

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Webinar
The ideal Outsourcing Team
Wed Oct 15th 1200pm PT 300pm ET
www.belatrixsf.com
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Panelists
Julieta Barrionuevo Team Leader CSM
Gabriel Vázquez Team Leader CSM
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Topics

• Key factors of for an effective team building
• Project Scope
• Team Size
• Team Location
• Software Development Methodology
• Communication
• Defined roles responsibilities
• Case study
• QA

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Some common questions
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Key factors for an effective team building
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Project Scope
We can identify 2 situations
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Clear Project Scope Definition
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Unclear or Missing Project Scope Definition
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Team Size

• Typical Scrum Team composition 7-10 members
• If the team size increases, so does the number of
  conflicts
• Split the team into subteams

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Team Location

• Will my teams be distributed in several
  locations?
• How can they communicate effectively?
• What do I need to be able to work with teams in
  multiple locations?
• How can you grant visibility to the teams
  activities and their progress?

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Team Location

• Real-time, online collaboration tools
• Top talent is spread around the globe
• Flexible policies related to working from home

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Software Development Methodology

• Is the company familiar with Agile Methodologies?
  
• Were already working with a given methodology.
  Do we have to change it?

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Software Development Methodology

• The methodology conditions and determines the
  team composition.
• The team composition needs to adapt the reality
  of the current teams and methodologies used by
  the client.

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Defined Roles and Responsibilities

• Choose the right people to be part of the team
• Appoint or elect one person to lead based on
  leadership qualities
• Building a team is a process that takes time but
  also saves time
• Classic roles that a company needs
• Scrum Master/Team lead.
• SME.
• Development Engineer.
• UI/UX developer / Graphic Designer.
• QA Engineer.

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Communication

• Key to any successful team Building
• Might be affected by barriers like language and
  global cultural differences

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Real Case Study
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Scrum Expert at the beginning of a project
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Scrum Expert at the beginning of a project
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Real Case Study
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Unclear or Missing Project Scope Definition
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Near-Shore (PM)
Near-Shore (Jose)
Amatista (claims)
Oro (claims)
Zafiro(claims)
Esmeralda (claims)
Diana
Ruben
Diana
Ruben
Sudeep
Wade
Sree
Senthil
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Ariel
Nestor
Sebastian
Ale
Carolina
Francisco
Leandro
Javier
Unclear or Missing Project Scope Definition
Lucas
Abel
Evangelina
Guillermo
Javier
Guillermo
Miguel
Jose
M.D.
Elina
Gonzalo
Santiago
Juan Pablo
Mariano
Fransisco
Marta
Julieta (Lead QA/PM)
Cristian
Diego
Nahuel
Diego
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Tips/recommendations

• Clear Project Scope Definition
• Project Scope unclear or undefined agree with
  the client and make suggestions
• Typical Scrum Team composition of 7-10 members
• Avoid large teams
• Good management and communication
• Agreeing on a methodology
• Adaptability

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Tips/recommendations

• Choose the right people
• Elect one person to lead the team
• Creating a team takes time but also saves it
• Communication is essential
• Meet the team face to face

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Questions
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Contact us
Julieta Barrionuevo jbarrionuevo_at_belatrixsf.com
Gabriel Vázquez gvazquez_at_belatrixsf.com
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Thank you!
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