Re: [ljc] Challenges of Managing Virtual/ Remote Software Teams
| From: | James |
| Sent on: | Monday, April 29, 2013, 11:11 AM |
Alex
As others have said, this is hard. It is possible, in some circumstances
If you can, embed someone with institutional knowledge and culture in your remote location. For virtual teams, start co-located if you can or meet regularly in person if you can't
In terms of communications, favour high fidelity options (video > voice > text) for discussion and building teams as well as asynchronous persistent repos (wikis work really well). Talk frequently and be prepared to bear the cost of this (it is far more explicit than in co-located teams).
Decide early how you split work (by component requires shared clarity on the interface, by phase requires an clear statement on roles and responsibilities) and how you will handle issue and conflict resolution
Hope this helps
Regards
James
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On 29 Apr 2013, at 11:01, Martijn Verburg <[address removed]> wrote:
I'd say that it's a *lot* more difficult, but it is possible (several companies such as Atlassian have proven this). Modern technology such as large projector screens showing the other team, shared audio, screen sharing and lots of online collaborative tools can help.*BUT* At the end of the day it's a Human cultural and communication challenge. Humans tend to be fairly tribal creatures and so most people will always have a closer tie with the people physically in the same office as them, with the shared local culture, language, values, humour etc.You can get a good baseline shared across remote locations, but everyone has to work a little harder to make that happen (and occasional F2F gatherings are still vital).Cheers,
MartijnOn 29 April[masked]:51, @sleepyfox <[address removed]> wrote:You can't.
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This message was sent by @sleepyfox ([address removed]) from LJC - London Java Community.On 29 Apr[masked]:39, "alexander sharma" <[address removed]> wrote:HiI wanted to ask what your thoughts are on managing virtual/remote software teams and what the best way is to manage virtual teams (use of tools screensharing etc).Thank you
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