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Managing Diversity Challenges in Agile Teams
Aslam Khan, factor10, South Africa
Whether you follow Extreme Programming, Scrum, or any other agile methodology, there is are hidden assumptions that the team is a homogenous unit, with common threads...

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Managing Diversity Challenges in Agile Teams
Aslam Khan, factor10, South Africa
Whether you follow Extreme Programming, Scrum, or any other agile methodology, there is are hidden assumptions that the team is a homogenous unit, with common threads that bind the team together. Yet, realistically, each team consists of diverse individuals. With globalization and geographically dispersed teams, these assumptions are no longer necessarily true. Increasingly, teams are melting pot of various cultures. Language differences, geographic and time zone differences, and deep rooted cultural and historical differences can easily lead to conflict in a team. Under estimating, ignoring, or simply not understanding diversity can led to project failure. However, harnessing this diversity can increase team effectiveness. In this seminar, we will cover the following:* understanding the different kinds of diversity that surface in teams* real world cases of problems arising from team diversity* identifying sources of conflict in a team* establishing a common value system for the team* crossing boundaries in a team* managing weaknesses by improving strengths

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