Daniel Cortés - Working on remote teams, breaking the distance barrier.

DevOps Days GDL 2020 - February 20th

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1. Working on remote
   teams, breaking the
   distance barrier
   

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2. How to keep
   communication
   at scale?
   @dancortes94
   

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3. Which are the biggest challenges a remote
   team faces?
   @dancortes94
   

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4. 19%
   Source: https://buffer.com/state-of-remote-work-2019
   17% 8%
   Loneliness
   Difficult
   Communication
   Time Zones
   

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5. 19%
   Source: https://buffer.com/state-of-remote-work-2019
   17% 8%
   Loneliness
   Difficult
   Communication
   Time Zones
   

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6. But one stands out...
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7. Source: https://buffer.com/state-of-remote-work-2019
   22%
   Unplugging
   after work
   

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8. Source: https://buffer.com/state-of-remote-work-2019
   22%
   Unplugging
   after work
   

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9. We need to keep culture and interactions
   despite distance.
   @dancortes94
   

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10. How to do it?
    First, have the tools to do it.
    @dancortes94
    

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11. The Wizeline way
    @dancortes94
    

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12. ● Basecamp
    ● Zoom
    ● Drive
    ● Slack
    ● Jira
    ● Confluence
    @dancortes94
    

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13. ● Basecamp
    ● Zoom
    ● Drive
    ● Slack
    ● Jira
    ● Confluence
    @dancortes94
    

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14. Improve communication despite the distance
    But… how?
    @dancortes94
    

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15. ● Be mindful of other people on the call
    ● Remote coffee meetings
    ● Onsite team buildings
    ● Be wary of important communication
    channels
    ● Be mindful of Time Zones
    ● Be specific, on remote communication you
    never over-communicate
    @dancortes94
    

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16. ● Be mindful of other people on the call
    ● Remote coffee meetings
    ● Onsite team buildings
    ● Be wary of important communication
    channels
    ● Be mindful of Time Zones
    ● Be specific, on remote communication you
    never over-communicate
    @dancortes94
    

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17. @dancortes94
    ● Establish communication norms
    ● Create intentional space for celebration
    ● On video calls use your camera, this helps
    you create empathy
    ● Assume best intentions in all interactions
    

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18. @dancortes94
    ● Establish communication norms
    ● Create intentional space for celebration
    ● On video calls use your camera, this helps
    you create empathy
    ● Assume best intentions in all interactions
    

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19. Coming together is a beginning. Keeping
    together is progress. Working together is
    success.
    @dancortes94
    - Henry Ford
    

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20. THANK YOU.
    

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