Virtual Agile Collaboration During a Lockdown: Case Study

There is a great interest in research and organization of work in virtual teams based on agile principles. There are many publications on the collaboration challenges in distributed teams. In our study, we examined the key factors for the successful transformation of physical, collocated collaboration into purely virtual. Using the method of case study, we described how a selected company using agile principles dealt with the unexpected situation of a forced transition to an online collaboration space during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted 8 interviews, analyzed the use of the communication application Slack and the results of a satisfaction survey with the current organization of work. We have identified the key success factors for the almost seamless transition from physical agile collaboration to virtual agile collaboration: Maturity of agile, Digital habits and the use of online collaboration tools, Open corporate culture, Strong trust—existing teams.