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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: Flowdock Test Drive

Posted on July 22, 2010May 6, 2012

Flowdock is a web-based hosted text chat application, along same lines as Campfire or Talker. Flowdock has some unique features which set it apart from those tools, which I demonstrate…

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Wide Teams Podcast #6: BohConf Roundtable Part 1

Posted on July 19, 2010May 14, 2012

Today on the podcast, a recording of a roundtable discussion held at the BohConf unconference inside of RailsConf 2010. Topcs covered include teleconferencing practices, why instant messaging can be an…

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Wide Links #5

Posted on July 16, 2010May 6, 2012

In this edition: the US House approves a bill mandating more telework in government agencies; how to hire a remote worker; tools for distributed software teams; making the most of…

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The Wide Teams Bootstrap Guide, Part 4: Virtual Presence

Posted on July 14, 2010May 6, 2012

You have your mail hub, your video/audio chat solution, and your text chat service set up. What other communications tools does your distributed team need? To augment Campfire or IRC,…

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Wide Teams Podcast Episode 5: Interviews with Hashrocket and Rhomobile

Posted on July 12, 2010May 14, 2012

Two interviews in this episode. I talk to Jim Remsick and Paul Elliot of Hashrocket about why Hashrocket chooses to avoid remote work. And then, I talk to Brian Moore…

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Wide Links #4

Posted on July 9, 2010May 6, 2012

Notes on dispersed teams, from around the web. Today: Inc. magazine goes remote; studies show “vritual” teams can match or outperform collocated ones; and the latest in bathrobe fashion. The…

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The Wide Teams Bootstrap Guide, part 3: No message left behind

Posted on July 6, 2010May 6, 2012

In a dispersed team, a good email setup and healthy mail habits are critical to success. In today’s installment of our getting-started guide for dispersed teams, I talk about the…

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Wide Teams Podcast Episode 4: Interview with Mike Zazaian, Part 2

Posted on July 5, 2010May 14, 2012

In this episode of the podcast, listen to the conclusion of my interview with Mike Zazaian at RailsConf 2010. In it we talk about the importance of getting to know…

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Wide Links #3

Posted on July 2, 2010May 6, 2012

Links of interest to distributed teams, from around the web. Today: breaking bread remotely, Starbucks gets free wifi, and more. Perfect Labor Storm 2.0: Working Virtual: Goodbye Office, Hello Telework…

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The Wide Teams Bootstrap Guide: Part 2

Posted on July 1, 2010May 6, 2012

In part 2 of this series, I talk about why face time is essential; the two types of realtime communication tool which should form the backbone of your day to…

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