An agile coach and technical writer are nine hours apart from the team. The project lead prefers a 10:00 am local daily standup, but the coach and writer find that inconvenient. How should the project lead ensure agile practices are followed?

The correct approach is to discuss options with the team and agree on a mutually convenient time for the daily standups. Agile principles emphasize collaboration and self-organizing teams. Forcing a time that excludes key team members, like the agile coach and technical writer, undermines the purpose of the standup, which is to synchronize and identify impediments. Telling the agile coach the standup will be at 10:00 am local time and expecting everyone to attend ignores the time zone challenge and is not collaborative. Escalating to management is an overreaction and avoids problem-solving within the team. Holding two separate daily standups creates unnecessary overhead and defeats the purpose of a single, unified team synchronization event. The best solution involves finding a time that works for the majority, or exploring rotating times, to ensure all critical team members can participate.