A few weeks ago Kodershop had a live meeting with HISA employees who are currently working on a software development project. The meeting took place in Toronto and brought together employees from Canada, Europe, and the US. For 5 days, employees actively interacted with each other, discussed plans, exchanged ideas, and made presentations. Development teams generated many new ideas on software architecture, business processes, and product improvement.
From our experience, we know that live meetings always improve the process of interaction between teams, improve communication and benefit the product being created. We brought together developers and architects, team leads and marketers, business process participants from HISA, and experienced experts in the horse races industry who spoke about possible problems that may not be obvious.
To better understand how horse racing works, the participants of all teams went together to the Woodbine Racetrack one day. Starting from the early morning the track staff conducted tours of the stables, jockey rooms, and training places and told about all the nuances of how the process of racing works from the inside. This not only helped to better understand the product we are working on but also gave inspiration to all participants.
In addition to business meetings, employees had great evenings with informal communication, walked around Toronto, and visited Niagara Falls. It was a great team building, which allowed all team members to get out of everyday virtuality.
To better understand how horse racing works, the participants of all teams went together to the Woodbine Racetrack one day. Starting from the early morning the track staff conducted tours of the stables, jockey rooms, and training places and told about all the nuances of how the process of racing works from the inside. This not only helped to better understand the product we are working on but also gave inspiration to all participants.
In addition to business meetings, employees had great evenings with informal communication, walked around Toronto, and visited Niagara Falls. It was a great team building, which allowed all team members to get out of everyday virtuality.
