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ADAM TOHOVITIS - TECHNICAL LEAD @ REA GROUP | @ATOHOVITIS
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MELBOURNE
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PERTH
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BY SHARING MY EXPERIENCES
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GOAL : HOW TO ENABLE A REMOTE TEAM TO BE HIGH ACHIEVING
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HISTORY
2011 1ST TEAM
2015 13 TEAMS 87 PEOPLE
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REA TYPICAL REMOTE TEAM COMPOSITION
SLIDE 9 THE PRICING SQUAD
ADAM (TECH LEAD) LEI (LEAD DEV) TONG (DEV) JIAJI (DEV) NI (DEV) YAOWEI (DEV)
JAY (PRODUCT OWNER)
AARON (BA)
FRED (DELIVERY LEAD)
AUSTIN (BA)
PERTH CHINA MELBOURNE
GUANCHENG (DEV)
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PRICING SQUAD’S HISTORY
JAN 2014 SQUAD FORMED APRIL 2014 ADAM MOVES TO PERTH
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PRICING SQUAD COMPOSITION
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OUR CHALLENGES
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COLLABORATION
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COMMUNICATION
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LANGUAGE BARRIER
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CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
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HOW WE ADDRESSED THESE CHALLENGES
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CHOSE REMOTE LOCATIONS CAREFULLY
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4HR OVERLAP MINIMUM
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ATTRACTIVE TO VISIT
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OVER COLLABORATE
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AGILE PRACTICES ARE A GREAT FIT
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FATTEN THE INFORMATION PIPE
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REMOTE STAND UP
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REMOTE RETRO
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REMOTE RETRO
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REMOTE PAIRING
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MEETING SMARTS
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EMBRACE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
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VIDEO CONFERENCING
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“ALWAYS ON” VC
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SYNCHRONOUS TEXT
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ACCESSIBLE CARD WALL
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INFORMATION RADIATORS
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VIRTUAL WHITEBOARD
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I ❤ PULL REQUESTS
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REMOTE STORY KICK-OFF
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CHOOSE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL APPROPRIATELY
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SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION
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aSYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION
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RECORD
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BUILD A SUCCESSFUL CULTURE
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WE ARE AS ONE
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REGULAR VISITS
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REGULAR VISITS
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AIM TO BUILD A SELF SUFFICIENT TEAM
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PROMOTE LEARNING CULTURE
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PROMOTE LEARNING CULTURE
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ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE TO FAIL
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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
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CELEBRATE SUCCESSES
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FINAL THOUGHTS
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WORKING WITH REMOTE TEAMS IS EXCITING
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REMOTE TEAMS CAN BE HIGH PERFORMING
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BUT YOU NEED TO WORK AT IT
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LEARNING + REFINEMENT = IMPROVEMENT
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RECOMMENDED REFERENCE
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