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  StackExchange  IBM  Mozilla  Global Impact  Shopify  Toggl

3 THEY INVEST IN REMOTE WORKERS!

4 Introducing…  Global Impact / charity.org  Our team (and locations) Lee Cindy Sonny Dave (Me) Gabi  What we do

5 Remote Tip #1: Use friendly, collaborative 5 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 •

6 Remote Tip #2: Have a structured workday 6 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 •

7 Remote Tip #3: Talk to each other! 7 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

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.

9 Q&A

Further reading: dave.hightower@charity.org 10  “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)

11 THANK YOU NTEN!