Succeeding with Agile

Seeding Visits

One of the most popular approaches to getting together is what Martin Fowler has termed a “seeding visit.” He says these should “occur early in the project and are intended to create the relationships” (2006). A seeding visit that brings all team members together at the start of a project can be one of the best possible investments in the success of the project. This can be especially important for projects on which team members do not know each other, have minimal shared history, speak different languages, or come from different cultures. Allowing a team a short period of collocation allows team members to take huge first steps toward knowing and trusting each other. This can be started in as little as a few days or a week, but ...