Collaboration

Questions by Caroline Kirkhope in July 2017

Why do we collaborate? What's the purpose?
What forms can collaboration take?
What impact can poor collaboration have on the software we are building?
Do we need collaboration to build great products?
How can we improve collaboration within our team?
How do pairing and mob programming help our teams collaborate?
How can we create environments that foster collaboration?
Why do we sometimes struggle to collaborate?
How can we ensure collaboration is inclusive to everyone on our team?
What are the challenges faced when collaborating remotely? How can we overcome them?
Perfect requirements don't exist. How can we make it easier for others to give us better requirements?
Are teamwork and team success more important than individual success when developing software?
Can the methods we use for team collaboration work across teams?
What about at the organisational level?
Can you think of any collaboration anti-patterns? How do we avoid these?