Cross-Geographical, Cross-Cultural, Large Teams
In enterprise application software projects, whole teams can consist of engineers from around the globe and from different cultures. Whole teams can work when team sizes are larger than the recommended 7 to 10 engineers. However, it should be no surprise that all the same principles still apply: These types of teams need to start a project together, plan their work together, and get to “Done!” each iteration together. The effort to create a whole team is even more critical in these situations but—we won’t sugarcoat it—it is much harder.
The most difficult part of cross-geographical teams usually has to do with the need for daily communication. To establish trust and ensure rich communication channels, ...
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