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2 What is the common thread here?
- Basecamp
- Automattic
(Wordpress.com)
- GitHub
- Spotify
- StackExchange
- Mozilla
- Shopify
- Toggl
- InVision
- Harvest
- Soundcloud
- Cisco
- Dell
- IBM
- Global Impact
REMOTE CONTROL: DISTRIBUTED TEAM SOFTWARE STRATEGY November 5 th , - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
REMOTE CONTROL: DISTRIBUTED TEAM SOFTWARE STRATEGY November 5 th , - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
1 REMOTE CONTROL: DISTRIBUTED TEAM SOFTWARE STRATEGY November 5 th , 2015 2 What is the common thread here? Basecamp InVision Automattic Harvest (Wordpress.com) Soundcloud GitHub Cisco Spotify Dell
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THEY INVEST IN REMOTE WORKERS!
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4 Introducing…
- Global Impact / charity.org
- Our team (and locations)
- What we do
Cindy Lee Dave (Me) Gabi Sonny
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Remote Tip #1: Use friendly, collaborative cloud software
So what tech really works?
- Skype for Business, Google Hangouts (Screen sharing)
- Slack (sometimes you have to go dark, what not to do)
- Asana
- GitHub (Code sharing & reviews), Wercker
- Balsamiq, InVision
- Microsoft Office 365 (OneNote, Outlook - Industry clips, SharePoint, etc (Org.
needs to supply content/apps)
- Yammer, social media
- Zapier integrations
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Remote Tip #2: Have a structured workday
What does a productive workday look like?
- Dress the part
- The dedicated workspace
- Take walks, breaks, eat!
- Have daily/weekly goals
- Have a daily standup meeting
- Be on time for meetings
- Have a backup number for your video meetings
- Check in with your manager daily
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Remote Tip #3: Talk to each other!
Why do we over-communicate?
- Remotes don’t have the luxury of reading body language
(non-video)
- It’s hard to catch tone in IM/email
- The asynchronous nature of remote
- Repeat back what you think you heard
- Cross-departmental integration
- Find ways to connect with your office culture, in-office
visits, C2M poster contest
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8 Takeaways
- Reliable software tools are your friends.
- The daily standup is key.
- Keep your manager in the loop.
- Meetings are treasure chests for
understanding project information.
- Boundaries are your friends.
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Q&A
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Further reading: dave.hightower@charity.org
- “Telecommuting Is The Future of Work”
(Forbes: Jan. 12, 2014)
- Why Remote Teams Are the Future (and How
to Make Them Work) (Help Scout: Oct. 23, 2013)
- Why Isn’t Remote Work More Popular? (Scott
Berkun: Jan. 5, 2015)
- Think globally, code locally: the secret to
remote teams (Atlassian)
- 5 Ways Remote Teams Increase Software
Quality (Blossom)
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