In this episode, Steven R. Baker, shares his experiences facilitating a remote team in Canada, his philosophies that led to working remotely,
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Show Notes:
Steven R. Baker (twitter / blog)
01:10 – Steven Introduction & Background
- Writing software between 10-20 years
- Focus on testing and developing high quality software
- For the last 8-10 years, working from home
02:01 – Working from the road
03:07 – VersaPay: Bank transfers in Canada
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5 developers and a designer
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Coordinate work with office in Toronto
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Don’t know where team members are working from on a given day and don’t care
05:16 – Coordinating
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Optional daily standup
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Mailing lists
06:34 – Managing the distribution of work
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Take the next story at the top of the backlog
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Rotate through the team every two weeks to have a new Q&A/support person
08:03 – Avoiding knowledge silos
10:15 – Looping others into a project
11:33 – Philosophy that led to working remotely
15:04 – Finding business
- Conferences
- Develop personal connections
17:23 – Facilitating/encouraging a remote team
- Maintain a culture of openness and trust
- Standup format: “What are you working on right now?”
- Utilizing tools
25:41 – Team building offsite days
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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