When you have a newly formed remote team, which has to deliver a system in a high stakes environment—including very short deadlines, high visibility (especially for failure), limited knowledge of some of the technologies to use, and some hard security and accessibility constraints—remote mob programming might not be at the top of your list of methods to use. Yet, this is what we did to deliver successfully, and to very high-quality standards one of the backend systems used by the COVID-19 app for in England, and Wales, UK. This is the story of why and how we did it, along with several lessons learned along the way. This session will show you, among other things, how mob-programming is ideal in high-stakes situations, where sustainability—especially in terms of resilience (avoid depending on individuals), and mutual support (working long hours under pressure because of the urgency of the situation can take a big toll on well-being)—is a must in order to succeed.
Piet Heinkade 179
Amsterdam 1019 HC
Netherlands
Remote Development
Collaboration
Teamwork
Agile