A Manager's Guide To Telecommuting

A Manager’s Guide to Telecommuting

 Communicate! (There, now you can sleep through the rest of this because it all boils down to this) The Secret

 What is it  Benefits of telecommuting  Identifying the responsible party  Tools  Techniques  Tips What we will cover

What is it?

 Not “working from home” What is it?

 Not “working from home”  “Location independent” is the key word What is it?

Benefits

 Less time lost commuting Benefits

 Less time lost commuting  Lower facilities cost Benefits

 Less time lost commuting  Lower facilities cost  More productive because of fewer interruptions Benefits

 Less time lost commuting  Lower facilities cost  More productive because of fewer interruptions  Some States and municipalities offer tax credits for companies that allow part or full time telecommuting. (http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/telecommute-chart-03.htm) Benefits

It’s a Management Problem

 If you are a manager, it is up to you to figure out how to manage remote developers. It’s a Management Problem

 If you are a manager, it is up to you to figure out how to manage remote developers.  If you manage an IT department and you have managers that cannot manage remote developers, get new managers. It’s a Management Problem

 Skype Tools

 Skype  irc Tools

 Skype  irc  Instant Messaging Tools

 Skype  irc  Instant Messaging  Email Tools

 Skype  irc  Instant Messaging  Email  Google Docs Tools

 Skype  irc  Instant Messaging  Email  Google Docs  Desktop Sharing Tools

 Skype  irc  Instant Messaging  Email  Google Docs  Desktop Sharing  Conferences Tools

 Skype  irc  Instant Messaging  Email  Google Docs  Desktop Sharing  Conferences  Sandbox Server Tools

 Skype  irc  Instant Messaging  Email  Google Docs  Desktop Sharing  Conferences  Sandbox Server  Wiki Tools

 Skype  irc  Instant Messaging  Email  Google Docs  Desktop Sharing  Conferences  Sandbox Server  Wiki  Virtual machine/development environment Tools

Techniques

 Interaction is the key Techniques

 Interaction is the key  Interact Regularly, Interact Often Techniques

 Interaction is the key  Interact Regularly, Interact Often  Working Together !== Interacting Techniques

 Interaction is the key  Interact Regularly, Interact Often  Working Together !== Interacting  Set Goals Techniques

 Interaction is the key  Interact Regularly, Interact Often  Working Together !== Interacting  Set Goals  Regularly review progress against goals Techniques

 Interaction is the key  Interact Regularly, Interact Often  Working Together !== Interacting  Set Goals  Regularly review progress against goals  Don’t go more than 1 business day without talking to each remote developer. Techniques

 Interaction is the key  Interact Regularly, Interact Often  Working Together !== Interacting  Set Goals  Regularly review progress against goals  Don’t go more than 1 business day without talking to each remote developer.  Establish clear guidelines and expectations regarding working hours. Techniques

 Interaction is the key  Interact Regularly, Interact Often  Working Together !== Interacting  Set Goals  Regularly review progress against goals  Don’t go more than 1 business day without talking to each remote developer.  Establish clear guidelines and expectations regarding working hours.  Be realistic in your work hours expectations Techniques

 Listen carefully Tips

 Listen carefully  The most important thing to remember when managing remote developers is to communicate with them! Clearly, politely, cleanly, passionately, and most of all continuously communicate with them. Tips

Cal Evans Director of the PCE, Ibuildings http://techportal.ibuildings.com http://blog.calevans.com http://twitter.com/calevans cal@ibuildings.com cal@calevans.com AIM:cal@calevans.com Skype: cevans-ibuildings http://joind.in/talk/view/212 Who Am I?

A Manager's Guide To Telecommuting

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