In this episode, Allen Maxwell of EmpowerIT, talks about several remote tools and resources, collaborative drawing and design, and making remote working work.
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Show Notes:
Allen Maxwell (twitter github [email protected])
00:36 – Allen Maxwell Introduction
- EmpowerIT of Bethesda, MD
- Works remotely from the Salt Lake City, UT area
- Has worked remotely for 16 years
03:09 – Working Remotely
- Focus and Obsession
- “Carpet Commute”
- Convenience
06:46 – “A Day in the Life”
- Daily Stand-up
07:24 – Working with Team Members
- Traveling to the mothership
- Screen Hero
- Radmin
- Modularizing projects
10:17 – The Evolution of Remote Tools and Pair Programming
- Instant Messenger => Skype
- GoToMeeting => Screen Hero
- Whiteboards and taking pictures
- Camtasia
- Dropbox
14:25 – Making remote working work
- Co-located worker resentment
- Perception issues
- Integrity and work ethic
16:43 – Collaborative Drawing & Design
- Pencil
- Webcam
- Lucidchart
21:10 – Face-to-face meetings and nonverbal cues
About the Author: Avdi Grimm
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 five (soon to be six) children. Related Posts
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