REMOTE CONTROL: DISTRIBUTED TEAM SOFTWARE STRATEGY November 5 th , - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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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REMOTE CONTROL: DISTRIBUTED TEAM SOFTWARE STRATEGY

November 5th, 2015

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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
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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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THANK YOU NTEN!