In this episode, Josh Ballanco of ELC Technologies, talks about working remotely from Ankara, Turkey, the trials and tribulations of sorting through remote work job postings, pairing, and yak shaving days.
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Show Notes
Josh Ballanco (twitter / github)
ELC Technologies
01:00 – Josh Ballanco Introduction & Backgroud
- Software engineer with ELC Technologies – a consulting group based out of Portland, OR
- Works out of Ankara, Turkey
- Currently working on SOA (service-oriented architecture) and libraries to support clients
02:48 – Why Ankara?
03:24 – Distribution of ELC Technologies
- Tech lead of 4-6 people
- All remote except for some dev ops guys in Portland
06:22 – Remote work job postings and securing a job
09:13 – Turkey
- Unique but similar to the U.S.
- Giant melting pot
- Youth-oriented
- Turkey is the place to be for startups
12:38 – Coordinating & leading a dispersed team
- Micromanagement
- Letting people know if they are available for pairing daily
14:50 – Pairing
- Flexibility
- Skype for voice
- Join.me
- Navigator/Driver setup
- Google+ Hangouts
18:16 – Yak Shaving Days
- Once per sprint
- Giant problem that gets a days worth of help from the entire team
19:32 – Communication outside of pairing
- HipChat
- Email = important but tricky
- Wiki
22:15 – Communication is key
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Non-verbal means of communication
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Humor is tremendously nonverbal
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Emoticons
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Shared context
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Patience
About the Author: Avdi Grimm
Husband, father, software cultivator, and amateur community builder, Avdi has been leading and participating in dispersed software development teams since 2007. He works from home in Southern Pennsylvania, and loves the fact that working remotely enables him to spend more time with his wife and four children. Related Posts
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