One of the attractive features of a dispersed team is the ability for the team to get things done without all being on the same schedule. Members of the team…
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.
Screencast: PiratePad Video Test Drive
In the wake of Google’s announcement that they are closing Google Wave, it seemed like a good time to showcase some of the tools that can offer subset of Wave’s…
Wide Teams Podcast Episode 9: Interview with Michael Bleigh
In this episode: some thoughts on the Google Wave shutdown announcement, and talking to Michael Bleugh of Intridea about being part of a 50-person geographically distributed company. http://media.wideteams.com/wide-teams-podcast-episode-009-michael-bleigh.mp3Podcast: Play in…
Wide Links #7: Save the Wave!
Reactions to Google’s announcement that they are shutting down Google Wave, and more news, tips, and opinion from the world of wide teams. Save Google Wave! – Annotated The campaign…
Building an Intentional Culture
Distributed organizations can have a team culture every bit as vibrant as their collocated equivalent. All it takes is the conscious effort of the team members, and the willingness to…
Landing a Job on a Wide Team
A reader emailed me, asking for advice on finding a job with a dispersed team. While I can’t claim to be an expert on the subject, I’m happy to share…
Wide Teams Podcast, Episode 8: Interview with Loren Johnson
Today’s interview is with Loren Johnson, a Ruby on Rails developer and a remote worker for most of his career. I talked to Loren at RailsConf 2010 about some of…
Photo Day!
Office workers keep photos of their families on their desks, to remind them of their children and significant other while they are away from home. I work from home. So…
Wide Teams Podcast Episode 7: BohConf Roundtable Part 2
This episode features the conclusion of a roundtable about dispersed teams held at BohConf, an unconference held within RailsConf 2010. In this part, the participants talk about video conferencing, balancing…
Wide Links #6
Links about dispersed teams, from around the web. In this edition: coworking from home; evaluating Google Wave; questions to ask a potential remote employer; planning a virtual meeting; and more.