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How to create agile teams and foster the culture of excellence while developing games

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HELLO!I am Sabrina Carmona.

SABRINA’S MAGICAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SABRINA’S MAGICAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SABRINA’S MAGICAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SABRINA’S MAGICAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SABRINA’S MAGICAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SABRINA’S MAGICAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SABRINA’S MAGICAL WORK EXPERIENCE

7 full yearsBuilding teams for

over 10 different languagesthat speaks

17 different countrieswith people from

Building a team(Together everyone achieves more.) 1

“It’s better to have a great team than a team of greats.

- Simon Sinek

STORY TIME!Or real life events that can really convey a message.

SUCCESSFUL TEAMBuilding an excellent team that fits your

company and your project demands effort.

PEOPLE LEVELS OF XP VISION

GOALS ADAPT

COMMUNICATION

TEAMWORKYou show me yours, I show you mine.

TEAMWORKYou show me yours, I show you mine.

OWNERSHIPWith great power comes great commitment!

TEAMWORKYou show me yours, I show you mine.

ALIGNMENTOne language to rule them all!

OWNERSHIPWith great power comes great commitment!

TEAM CULTURE

OTHERTIPS

➔ 1 - 1s with everyone;➔ Team lunch / events;➔ Knowledge sharing;➔ Game jams;➔ ¨Team wall¨;➔ Facilitate team dialogue.

Agile Development(Do or do not - there is no try.) 2

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

- Stephen Hawking

WHY CHOOSE AGILE

Incremental deliverables with an

iterative process.

Breakdown of complex products in backlog stories and tasks.

SCRUM vs. KANBAN

SCRUM vs. KANBANScrum:➔ Process framework➔ Cross-functional teams➔ Roadmap flexibility➔ Incremental deliverables

Kanban:➔ Less structured➔ Work states➔ WIP limit➔ Tool for agile teams

SO?!

SO?!SCRUM as a process

KANBAN as a tool

HOW DOES IT REALLY WORK?

Seriously now, let’s talk examples. Real ones.

GENERAL AGILE METHODOLOGY

RELEASE

DEFINE

EVALUATE

DEVELOP

Choose sprint objective and estimate and assign stories and tasks.

Planning

Development of the objective with iteration and priorities.

Sprints

Process analysis with constant feedback and

improvement for next cycle.

Retrospective

Presentation of the incremental deliverable.

Review

NO PROCESS IS EASY!

PLANNING SESSIONS

DYNAMIC BACKLOG

PROCESS FEEDBACK

Clear team roles

Define sprint objective

Empower the team

Good moderation

Ask questions

Be specific

PLANNING SESSIONS

DYNAMIC BACKLOG

Prioritize Add stories on the fly

Keep it updated

Easy access to everyone

PROCESS FEEDBACK

Open dialogue

Process focused

Good mediation

Keep it professional

Take culture into account

Language gap

EMPOWERMENTCOMMUNICATION

CLEAR OBJECTIVE TEAM CULTURE

ADAPT TEAMPROJECT

THANKS!Any questions?

You can find me at@sa_carmona / sabrinacarmona@gmail.com

CREDITS

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