Managing Distributed Teams

Managing Distributed Teams
http://www.scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2013/july/managing-distributed-teams
Srum: http://www.scrumalliance.org/why-scrum (reminder for Scrum Post)


Scaling Scrum
Beyond Scrum 1: http://www.perforce.com/company/newsletter/2013/01/beyond-scrum-how-apply-agile-techniques-distributed-teams-large-projects 

Beyond Scrum 2: http://www.perforce.com/company/newsletter/2013/02/beyond-scrum-methods-supporting-distributed-teams

Organizations clearly need to invest in automated build and test processes if they want to scale up and deliver features faster and release more frequently. This investment can be expensive, but manual methods are obviously not scalable. Also, automated build and test processes tend to produce much higher software quality.
And if teams and contributors are highly distributed? Then the build and test tools must be accessible online, in the cloud.
- See more at: http://www.perforce.com/company/newsletter/2013/04/beyond-scrum-continuous-integration-build-and-test-automation#sthash.5kiajU2v.dpuf

Beyond Scrum 3: http://www.perforce.com/company/newsletter/2013/03/beyond-scrum-scalable-agile-achieving-continuous-delivery

Beyond Scrum 4: http://www.perforce.com/company/newsletter/2013/04/beyond-scrum-continuous-integration-build-and-test-automation

5 Do's and 5 Don'ts for Managing Distributed Teams
http://blog.assembla.com/assemblablog/tabid/12618/bid/75793/5-Do-s-and-Don-ts-for-Managing-Distributed-Teams-A-Tech-Lead-Speaks.aspx


Cross-cultural Competences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercultural_competence
According to Chamberlain (2005), culture represents "the values, norms, and traditions that affect how individuals of a particular group perceive, think, interact, behave, and make judgments about their world"

Cross-cultural Communications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-cultural_communication

India - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette: http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/india-country-profile.html 

Business Negotiating

• Indians are non-confrontational. It is rare for them to overtly disagree, although this is beginning to change in the managerial ranks.
• Decisions are reached by the person with the most authority.
• Decision making is a slow process.
• If you lose your temper you lose face and prove you are unworthy of respect and trust.
• Delays are to be expected, especially when dealing with the government.
• Most Indians expect concessions in both price and terms. It is acceptable to expect concessions in return for those you grant.
• Never appear overly legalistic during negotiations. In general, Indians do not trust the legal system and someone's word is sufficient to reach an agreement.
• Do not disagree publicly with members of your negotiating team.
• Successful negotiations are often celebrated by a meal.

Indian Culture: http://www.livescience.com/28634-indian-culture.html