the well-equipped remote worker

The Well-Equipped Remote Worker

Avdi Grimm

(@avdi / @wideteams)

Wide Teams Podcast

New Rhtyhms and Dynamics

New Tools

1.Hardware Tools2.Software Tools

3.Practices4.Attitude

Hardware Tools

The Basics

Netbook

"Comms Appliance"

CPU Intensive

Screen Sharing

Carry your coworkers

A more natural experience

Cafe Coding

iPad?

Headset

Comfortable

Noise Cancelling Mic

Easy Muting

Wireless

Battery life

Plantronics 995

Software Tools

Complex tools are a barrier

Simplicity

Accessibility

Flexibility

Social Media

A Story

A window into your coworkers state of mind

Don't take it personally

Project Management Tools

Google Docs

Communication Tools

Video and Audio Conferencing

Video is Vital

Google Talk

Adobe Connect

FuzeMeeting

Everybody calls in

Discussion/Presence/Status

Information loss

Searchable

Fragmentation

Let participants be pulled in

Campfire

Presently

Yammer

Flowdock

Asyncronous Communication

Fragmentation

Information loss

Google Groups

Collaboration Software

File Sharing

Dropbox.com

Screen Sharing

VNC

Skype

iChat

yuuguu.com

yugma.com

TeamViewer.com

Shared Documents

It's 2011. Stop emailing Word docs around.

Google Docs

Lifestyle Blog

posterous.com

Practices

Meet up regularly

Quantum Entanglement

Schedule meet-ups around conferences

Daily stand-up

3 Questions

What did you do yesterday?What are you going to do today?What impediments are in your way?

Longer feedback loops

David J. Bland - 3 Questions for distributed stand-ups:

What are you doing today?What are you going to do tomorrow?What impediments are in your way?

Core Hour

Pair Programming

Retrospective Meetings

Appreciations

Parallelize Effort

Be an information radiator

Coworking

Attitude

Thank You

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Photo Credits

The Basics http://www.flickr.com/photos/17643444@N05/3379928845/Netbook http://www.flickr.com/photos/88955553@N00/5197360443/ CPU http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrette/53235940/sizes/l/Telephone http://www.flickr.com/photos/13522901@N00/64027565/Screen sharing http://www.flickr.com/photos/18826577@N00/2401477279/Carry your coworkers http://www.flickr.com/photos/32561659@N08/3508982214/

Cafe coding http://www.flickr.com/photos/23697075@N03/3010947232/iPad http://www.flickr.com/photos/28034678@N00/4490601295/Headset http://www.flickr.com/photos/61456874@N00/2265202595/

Comfortable http://www.flickr.com/photos/25678284@N03/4396299685/Noise cancelling http://www.flickr.com/photos/45012438@N00/628251561/

Easy muting http://www.flickr.com/photos/38764499@N00/2721122278/Wireless http://www.flickr.com/photos/9290458@N07/3941128130/

Battery life http://www.flickr.com/photos/7729940@N06/4809009265/Plantronics 995 http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/audio-995Software tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/10506540@N07/3083984768/Complex tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/78433558@N00/253831296/Simplicity http://www.flickr.com/photos/30674396@N00/10240948/Flexibility http://www.flickr.com/photos/80403645@N00/817443503/Accessibility http://www.flickr.com/photos/68634595@N00/236503376/A story http://www.flickr.com/photos/42789343@N00/386406341/

Photo Credits

Window http://www.flickr.com/photos/53844278@N04/5163208761/White flag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:White_Flag.jpgHerding cats http://www.flickr.com/photos/23889540@N00/1149317580/Semaphore flags http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:020118-N-6520M-011.JPG_Semaphore_Flags.jpgVideo camera http://www.flickr.com/photos/35114754@N00/271867141/Video is vital http://www.flickr.com/photos/75062596@N00/2229569056/Everybody calls in http://www.flickr.com/photos/7989225@N08/5165156993/Searchable http://www.flickr.com/photos/63195643@N00/4184705426/Fragments http://www.flickr.com/photos/27387309@N06/3516910174/Let participants be pulled in http://www.flickr.com/photos/93159879@N00/4103229224/Mailboxes http://www.flickr.com/photos/scfiasco/216348017/in/photostream/Information loss http://www.flickr.com/photos/49857908@N03/4746597230/Collaboration http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barn_raising_-_Leckie's_barn_completed_in_frame.jpgFile sharing http://www.flickr.com/photos/7884518@N04/2526998336/Pair programming http://www.flickr.com/photos/8512982@N05/1470066917/Shared documents http://www.flickr.com/photos/32735714@N07/4244528937/Practices http://www.flickr.com/photos/19339780@N00/2822426172/Meet up regularly http://www.flickr.com/photos/35237091544@N01/173895378/Quantum entanglement http://www.flickr.com/photos/10506540@N07/4456418938/

Photo Credits

Meet-ups at conferences http://www.flickr.com/photos/76128093@N00/174963522/Daily standup http://www.flickr.com/photos/22809317@N04/3885727769/Core hour http://www.flickr.com/photos/26707655@N03/3769522479/Retrospectives http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostbob/3324284492/Appreciations http://www.flickr.com/photos/39038071@N00/953584594/Parallelize effort http://www.flickr.com/photos/87857621@N00/85819509/Be an info radiator http://www.flickr.com/photos/27997670@N00/3122654804/Coworking http://www.susquehannaphoto.com/Attitude http://www.flickr.com/photos/37466698@N05/5456724557/New tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/10687935@N04/3055314411/New rhythms http://www.flickr.com/photos/43132185@N00/130892761/Hardware http://www.flickr.com/photos/31457800@N05/4245156422/A more natural experience http://www.flickr.com/photos/symic/4344475453/in/photostream/