Take it offshore Ramping up
a distributed team in 3 weeks Herry Wiputra Francisco Trindade LAST Conference ’12 - Melbourne

Herry Wiputra Iteration Manager REA
Group @hwiputra Francisco Trindade Consultant ThoughtWorks @frankmt Who are we?

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Thank you

Take it offshore Ramping up
a distributed team in 3 weeks Herry Wiputra Francisco Trindade LAST Conference ’12 - Melbourne