This talk was presented at the Daycamp 4 Developers 2 on March 5th, 2011. In this talk I talked about my experiences with telecommuting, and why it makes sense for businesses to allow developers to work remotely.
5. Congestion Statistics
Bloomberg January 2011 Report:
‣ Traffic congestion cost the U.S. $114.8 billion in time
and fuel in 2009
‣ Congestion in 2009 wasted 28 gallons of fuel per
commuter
‣ Chicago and Washington tied for the most congested
urban area with commuters delayed by 70 hours a
year on average
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-20/traffic-jams-cost-u-s-114-8-billion-in-
time-fuel-in-09-institute-says.html
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6. Quick Win
If every office worker will work from home just
one day a week, most countries would no
longer have a congestion problem.
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7. Telecommuting Statistics
‣ 40% of working population could work from
home (at least part time)
‣ 2% considered home primary work place
(2008 number)
‣ 13% occasionally telecommuted
‣ Telecommuter numbers expected to grow
33% in the next 3 years (private sector)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommuting
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14. The Work / Life Balance
‣ Adjust work to family instead of vice versa
‣ Drop the kids off at school
‣ Tasks between parents more evenly
balanced
‣ The line between work and spare time is
fading
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30. Project Management
‣ Skills required
• Communication skills
• Communication skills
• Communication skills
• Communication skills
‣ Needs to believe in telecommuting
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31. Four Ways To Structure A Team
‣ No Telecommuting
• Agile ‘colocated teams’ principle
‣ Distributed Teams
• Two ore more colocated teams working on different parts
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32. Four Ways To Structure A Team
‣ A few team members telecommute
• Works well if some components are isolated
• Be wary of isolation
‣ Everybody telecommutes
• May not be ideal for everybody
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33. Security
‣ Teleworkers are a threat to corporate IT
• Email leaves the firewall, scary!
• Not being in control of the desktop
• No control over where information goes
‣ Ways to cope:
• Standardization
• ‘Bring your own device’ policy
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39. Workplace Requirements
‣ Ergonomic desk and chair
‣ Good working conditions
‣ Environment where you can concentrate
• Common interruptors: kids, pets and partners
‣ Proper internet connection
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40. Telecommuting != work from home
‣ Coworking spaces
‣ Telework centers
‣ Shared office space
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53. Say Goodbye to Office Hours
‣ Work whenever you’re most comfortable
‣ Work when you’re productive
‣ Synchronize with clients and coworkers
when needed
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55. The Misinterpretation of ‘Work’
“I’m going to work”:
• 1. The act of starting to work on something
• 2. Transporting oneself to the work place
“Work is what you do, not where you go”
• Start seeing work as the verb instead of the noun
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57. Credits
‣ ‘This is what I call telecommuting’ by Tina Lawson - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ddfic/456799827/
‣ ‘Traffic on 2nd Avenue’ by Oran Viriyincy - http://www.flickr.com/photos/viriyincy/3889343455/
‣ ‘365::295 - The Two Towers’ by Darren Kirby - http://www.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/5106649784/
‣ ‘Dnamo Incubator Opening Day’ by Oriol Pascual - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sustainablerotterdam/
4057036860/
‣ ‘The new workplace collaboration’ by Tom Purves - http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomaspurves/361807318/
‣ ‘SuSE and Tux’ by Lee Jordan - http://www.flickr.com/photos/leejordan/379872501/
‣ ‘Girls with a laptop’ by Tom & Katrien - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inferis/266391949/
‣ ‘Another day at the office’ by Peter Kaminski - http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterkaminski/1486766/
‣ ‘Baking bread’ by Christian Guthier - http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheatfields/3567317673/
‣ ‘Foosball’ by Yun Huang Yong - http://www.flickr.com/photos/goosmurf/505509952/
‣ ‘iPad Case’ by Yutaka Tsutano - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivyfield/4497654605/
‣ ‘Bob Braden’ by Carl Malamud - http://www.flickr.com/photos/publicresourceorg/2253006522/