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Building and managing a successful distributed info dev team
The document discusses strategies for building and managing a successful distributed information development team, highlighting methods of team formation and the challenges of global collaboration. It emphasizes the importance of understanding team members' cultures, maintaining consistent expectations, and fostering effective communication and collaboration. Key practices include regular meetings, supportive leadership, and leveraging diverse locations for project contributions.
Building and managing a successful distributed info dev team
- 1. Building and Managinga Successful Distributed Info Dev Team ALYSSA FOX @AFOX98
- 2. Ways Distributed Teams areCreated • INHERITING TEAM MEMBERS • BUILDING A TEAM FROM SCRATCH • ADDING TO A TEAM THROUGH HIRING
- 3. Challenges in Managing aGlobal Team
- 4. Us vs. Them flickr:Alex de Mey
- 5. Buddy System flickr: SabinaPanayotova Quarterly Global Team Meetings flickr: Horasis
- 6. Time Zone Differences •SWITCHING TIMES FOR MEETINGS • BE RESPONSIVE AFTER HOURS
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- 9. Getting to KnowIndividuals • UNDERSTAND THEIR CULTURE AND HISTORY. • KNOW HOW THEY WORK WITH THEIR PROJECT TEAMS. • TRY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR REACTIONS TO CHANGE.
- 10. • FREQUENT 1:1MEETINGS • TRAVEL • WHO’S WHO PAGE • FUN SANDBOX AREA ON WEBSITE
- 11. Team Expectations • KEEPEXPECTATIONS THE SAME NO MATTER THE LOCATION. • TREAT EVERYONE FAIRLY, NOT EQUALLY. • SUPPORT THE TEAM IN PUSHBACK TO PROJECT TEAMS.
- 12. • JOB LADDER •WEEKLY MANAGEMENT SYNC-UP MEETINGS
- 13. Evaluating and Tweaking Processesand Tools • CONSIDER WHAT IS WORKING ON ALL SIDES. • WHAT CAN EACH GROUP TEACH THE OTHER? • ENSURE KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT, AND LEADERSHIP FLOW BOTH WAYS.
- 14. • GLOBAL TEAMTRAININGS • “SHOW AND TELL” AT QUARTERLY TEAM MEETINGS • LEADERSHIP TEAMS THAT LIAISE BETWEEN TEAM AND MANAGEMENT • TOOLS TEAM • VIDEO TEAM
- 15. Working with Project Teams •HAVE PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WORK ON PROJECTS TOGETHER. • ID LEADS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
- 16. Communication • 1:1S ANDGROUP MEETINGS • CHAT TOOLS, CONFERENCE CALLS, AND VIDEO CONFERENCES • EMAIL AS LAST RESORT • FOCUS ON COLLABORATION AND CONVERSATION
- 17. Collaboration & Conversation •LET THE TEAM DRIVE ITSELF. • COACH, SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGE. REMEMBER, IF YOU TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE, THE REST FALLS INTO PLACE.