Making Distributed Teams Work

(Effectively, Even!)

@aJimHolmeshttp://FrazzledDad.com

What Makes Great Distributed Teams?

The same things that make great co-located

teams!

This is the optimum

Menlo Institute (www.menloinnovations.com) in Ann Arbor, MI. Courtesy of @RobGibbens

This is the my reality

Map: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/BlankMap-World-large.png

Find Great Folks

Use Your Networks

Managing Your Hiring Process

http://bit.ly/hZxIrM

Initial Contact (Resume & Cover Letter)

Questionnaire

Phone Screen

Interview Loop

Final Phone Screen

CEO Interview

Use A Questionnaire

http://bit.ly/eiLsu2

PAIRING!

ManyEyes find ProblemS

Grease the Communication

Roll with a Great Process

Find Great Tools

(or at least ones that suck the least)

IM + Skype, FTW!

Campfirenow.com

IRC

Interactive / Pairing

SharedView (Windows)

TeamViewer ($)

Join.me

Sharing (one way)WebEx.com

LiveMeeting

GotoMeeting.com

Smooth Processes

Optimal

Courtesy of @TimWingfield

AgileZen

TargetProcess

Boost Collaboration

Collaboration Isn’t Just a Buzzword

Planning / Storyboarding

Cardmapping.com

Share Notes

Titanpad.com

DO YUR RETROSPECTIVZ, K?

Twiddla.com

Mindset Matters

(lots)

GIVEN I have an issue to discussWHEN I chose how to communicateTHEN phone or Skype are greater

than instant messageAND instant message is greater

than e-mail

Time Zones Matter

Remove Roadblocks

Yes, you need gear

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mndoci/5079545813/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zerial/2804865447/

But what’s realistic?

Infrastructure

Drama(individual or

team)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddpetersen/33399912/

EMPOWER YOUR TEAM

A Day In The Life…

What Makes Great Distributed Teams?

The same things that make great co-located

teams!

@aJimHolmeshttp://FrazzledDad.com