Is it possible to SCRUM the development of a large software system with contributing teams spread out over three cities, five partners, six sites, and a six hour time difference? It started with vague and ambitious objectives and was built on bleeding edge technologies (grails, flex). By all rights we should have fallen flat on our faces. But a year after its dubious beginning, our project continues. Join us as we present the good, the bad and the ugly of distributed team projects.