How do Agile Processes Work with Remote Teams?

Incremental software development and what it means for your business.

Agile software development is more than just a buzzword. When applied properly, it can increase the velocity of your software production processes tenfold. 

The issue that many businesses are concerned about when it comes to agile is: how does it work for remote teams?

The quick answer is this: it works very well.

We can even go on to say that it’s conceptual design is made for remote work. Teams that are already using the process and applying it to their delivery cycles are more likely to succeed in delivering robust and working software over those that are not.

What Exactly is Agile Software Development?

The idea of agile software development is centered around iterative deliverables. Requirements are self-evolving, which makes the final software delivered more adaptive to its current environment.

This factor of adaptability is highly important in the current world environment, especially when consumer and customer needs are changing faster than anyone can cater to through legacy systems.

Systems built with the waterfall method tend to be clunky and generally outdated with their ability to scale quickly, in addition to pivoting with new features. 

How Scrum can Help Your Business

Many businesses and teams often get confused between agile and scrum. This is because agile is the idea and scrum is the methodology for implementing it.

Scrum is a process framework that allows the team to deliver in a fast-paced cycle on a regular and consistent basis. It’s lightweight, meaning that the overhead of time required to instigate each process within the framework is kept to a minimum.

In a remote environment, this allows teams to work in a succinct manner with each digital meeting. It also allows  products to have a clear purpose and agenda for existing. 

So how does Scrum Work, in Contrast to the Traditional Waterfall Process?

For starters, a product is stripped down to its essential parts first before it hits development. The smaller component makes it easier for developers to transform into code and provide better estimates. 

Features can be rearranged and prioritized without having too much negative impact, while with waterfall, a cascading domino effect could be caused. 

In terms of communication, scrum’s low overhead for communication means that remote conversations are clear and concise. When used in conjunction with the smaller feature release, the iterative nature means that issues are caught early and can be easily communicated before the project moves on too far down the line.

How SRG Software can Help

The world is changing rapidly and as a business, you’re probably looking for someone to help you transform your digital infrastructure to meet with the sudden movement online.

At SRG Software, this is what we do — we help businesses transform their current digital assets into digital powerhouses. When brick and mortar structures struggle to stay afloat, an online and digitized equivalent can make or break a business’ ability to remain relevant and competitive.

For us, it’s business as usual because we’ve been applying agile methodologies with our remote teams for over a decade. The difference between SRG Software and other software companies is that our teams are remote by design. This means that we’ve already ironed out the quirks and kinks of leveraging virtual distributed teams.

We build scalable software using agile as our core delivering philosophy, meaning that we are able to pivot and help your business meet market demands.

Think of us as your digital surveyors, architects, and builders. Our teams have more than just experience and years — they’re also cross-functional in skills and their ability to solve complex business problems. This makes it easier for your business because all you have to do is give us your problem and we can step up and deliver a solution.

So talk to us today and find out how we can help you transform your business.

Co-authored by:

Dave Wesley ~ President, SRG
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Aphinya Dechalert ~ Marketing Communications, SRG
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