What Happens When A Remote Agile Team Member Gets Covid-19?

Respond with immediate concern, care, and compassion.

Lisa Bradburn
The KickStarter
Published in
3 min readApr 12, 2021

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Mass group of people congregate in Mumbai
Crowds In Mumbai, India | Image By CRS PHOTO, Shutterstock

Pretend you work on a team primarily comprised of offshore members from India. Quite a plausible consideration.

For a moment, let’s also assume you have never physically met your coworkers, except via video conferencing.

Also realistic.

Say your critical offshore Development Lead gets Covid-19 and will be out of commission for some time.

What is the best way to respond for maximum impact?

Our team faced this particular challenge.

Here, we discuss how Covid-19 impacts remote agile teams while also providing a compassionate idea on how best to respond to the person you serve.

Like many global cultures, Indian families are tight-knit and may have several people or even several generations living together under one roof.

In populated city centers such as Mumbai, space is at a premium, and apartments can be tiny.

Living conditions make the situation that much more precarious and increases the possibility of catching covid and spreading it amongst family members.

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Lisa Bradburn
The KickStarter

Psychotherapist (RPQ) & Coach at the intersection of faith, technology, and the human condition. Let’s chat: lbradburn@gestaltmail.ca