Know-it-all: Inditex
What does the acronym INDITEX stand for?
Industria de Diseño Textil. English: 'Textile Design Industry'.
What percentage of female associates is encouraged to be included in each development team by Inditex?
30%+
What makes up a story point?
Volume (amount of work to be done)
Complexity
Included risks
What does make our client happy?
Functionality deployed to PRO.
Sprint demos.
Positive feedback from end-users.
Fun retrospectives.
QBRs.
Team extension.
Name at least three company tools or services an associate at SoftServe can use to improve professionally and personally?
Cornerstone
SSU
Mentorship and Coaching
Internal library
Public speaking
Becoming a contributor to functional offices: SDO, QMO, BAO, PMO, etc.
Who is the Chairman and CEO at Inditex?
Pablo Isla
What was the NPS score for your team in Q2 2021?
GRETA - 9
JoinLife MNGT Tool - 9
Despiece - expecting 9 or 10 in Q3 :)
What SCRUM ceremony is considered to be the most irrelevant and underestimated in the majority of the pseudo-agile teams?
Retrospective
What focus items from a technical standpoint are currently in focus for Inditex. (code-related, QC-related).
JaCoCo integration
Mutation testing
Please, name several items from your PDP? If you don't have it defined yet, what would be items you'd like to focus on?
Thanks for sharing. Wishing you inspiration in achieving your goals!
Name at least 3 departments or operating areas at Inditex?
Distribution
Sustainability
Distribution and Stores
Agile and Organization
What was the eNPS scope (Peakon results) in your team for Q2 2021?
GRETA - 93 (20 points above SoftServe average)
JoinLife MNGT Tool - 89 (16 points above SoftServe average)
Despiece - TBD :)
Who is responsible for Backlog organization and prioritization in SCRUM?
Product Owner
What is a crucial thing about the project demo?
A great demo lets your prospects understand how your solution truly solves their pain points and enables them to become more successful in their job.
Name at least 3 strategic initiatives at SoftServe for the next 3 years?
GDX - Global Delivery Expansion
World Class Talent development
Growth within Enterprise
Exceptional professional Journey at every touchpoint.
Describe briefly the marketing strategy of Inditex?
Inditex avoids magazine advertising, with print campaigns only occurring on billboards in certain regions like U.S. and in-store. Endorsements for celebrities to wear its labels are budgeted instead. The company also invests heavily in prime commercial location with fashion forward window displays for optimum high street visibility and product turnaround.
Who is the official technical evaluator of Java engineers in our team? (the person who can conduct technical interviews and evaluate the level of an external candidate).
Mykola Marchuk :)
Name all 4 categories of agile ranking established at Inditex?
Users
Quality
Product
Effectiveness
The Product Owner pushes your team to take on additional scope that you understand is impossible to complete working regular hours. What would your suggestions be to resolve this situation?
Great answer :)
Name the most painful area in your team that should be improved and a suggestion it can be improved at the current stage?
Your answer is accepted :)
Name at least 3 Product Owners or Budget Owners our Teams are collaborating with.
GRETA - Marta, Ruben
JoinLife MNGT Tool - Alicia, Fini
Despiece - Diego, Javier
Choose someone from your neighbor team to have a 15-min call to have a chat with. Agree on one topic from each side that will be discussed on this call.
Well-done :)
If you had to suggest one improvement in Agile processes set up currently in your team, what would it be?
Thanks for sharing!
What are top 3 responsibilities of a Team Lead that are mostly appreciated by our client?
Collaboration skills
Technical skills and delivery excellence
Delegation skills
Name top three improvements or achievements made by your team within the last half a year?
Great job :)