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Viacheslav Kravchuk
Working as a distributed company. Our journey.
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Atwix last year
• 15 people• 1 physical office• 1 person constantly work from home• 1 time zone
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Atwix this year
• 20+ people• 2 physical offices• 3 persons constantly working from home• 4 time zones
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Define a distributed company?
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Define a distributed company?
- a group of individuals who work across time, space and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology
© Virtual Teams, J. Lipnack (2000)
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stars = employees
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stars = employees
GRAVITY?
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IDEOLOGY
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IDEOLOGY Culture Habits
Performance
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IDEOLOGY Culture Habits
PerformanceActions
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Commandmentsof a distributed company
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#1 Thou shall be able to work anywhere
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#2 Thou shall not feel left out
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That is the approach to everything.
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Communication
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Communication
In-person communication naturally tends to suppress
electronic channels.
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Communication
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Communication
Telegraph ~ 1830s
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Communication
Telephone ~ 1870s
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Communication
Email~ 1970s
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Communication
Digital communication is very new to us.
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Communication
Digital communication is very new to us.
So what?
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Communication• Encourage usage of digital channels
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Communication• Encourage usage of digital channels• Set expected reaction time
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Communication• Encourage usage of digital channels• Set expected reaction time• Graceful communication
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Communication• Encourage usage of digital channels• Set expected reaction time• Graceful communication• Encourage feedback
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Communication• Encourage usage of digital channels• Set expected reaction time• Graceful communication• Encourage feedback (ask for it)• 360º (peer) feedback
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Communication• Encourage usage of digital channels• Set expected reaction time• Graceful communication• Encourage feedback (ask for it)• 360º (peer) feedback• 1 on 1 meetings
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Changes in daily standup
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Changes in daily standup• Talking object has to go???
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Meetings
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Changes in daily standup• Talking object has to go???• Voice or text?
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Changes in daily standup• Talking object has to go???• Voice or text?• Less is more (applies to all meetings)
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Changes in daily standup• Talking object has to go???• Voice or text?• Less is more (applies to all meetings)• Next change: Makers Schedule vs.
Managers Schedule
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Hiring• Talent pool is much bigger
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Hiring• Talent pool is much bigger• Good developer ≠ good remote worker
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Hiring• Talent pool is much bigger• Good developer ≠ good remote worker• Remote work is a skill
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Tracking performance
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Tracking performance
Common criteria: job gets done.
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Tracking performance
Common criteria: job gets done.Measurable?
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Tracking performance
Example KPIs: time logged, clients satisfaction, number of bugs, etc.
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Cross country challenges
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Cross country challenges• Vacations, days off, national holidays
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Cross country challenges• Vacations, days off, national holidays• Time zones
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Cross country challenges• Vacations, days off, national holidays• Time zones• “Gettogethers”
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Cross country challenges• Vacations, days off, national holidays• Time zones• “Gettogethers”• Legal issues
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Core tools
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Core tools
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Core tools
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Core tools
@slkra
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Handbook really tied the room together
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Conclusions
@slkra
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Challenges
@slkra
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Challenges• Less face-to-face time, no socialization
@slkra
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Challenges• Less face-to-face time, no socialization• Higher self-discipline required
@slkra
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Challenges• Less face-to-face time, no socialization• Higher self-discipline required• Harder to cultivate culture
@slkra
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Benefits
@slkra
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Benefits• Less interruptions, better productivity
@slkra
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Benefits• Less interruptions, better productivity• Saving time on commute
@slkra
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Benefits• Less interruptions, better productivity• Saving time on commute• Freedom boosts creativity
@slkra
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Benefits• Less interruptions, better productivity• Saving time on commute• Freedom boosts creativity• Higher employees happiness
@slkra
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Benefits• Less interruptions, better productivity• Saving time on commute• Freedom boosts creativity• Higher employees happiness• Possibility to travel & work
@slkra
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Benefits• Less interruptions, better productivity• Saving time on commute• Freedom boosts creativity• Higher employees happiness• Possibility to travel & work• Easier to see bottlenecks in the processes
@slkra
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Benefits• Less interruptions, better productivity• Saving time on commute• Freedom boosts creativity• Higher employees happiness• Possibility to travel & work• Easier to see bottlenecks in the processes• …
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