Building Distributed Systems of People

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building distributed systems of people juan pablo buriticá

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all teams past a certain size become distributed

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why should you consider distributed teams?

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distributed teams are not better, they're different

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access to talent

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scalability

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representation

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cost

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how do you build and manage distributed teams?

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decentralized or hybrid?

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trust is not optional in distributed teams

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communication is fundamental

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explicit channels enable consistency and replication

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synchronous comms are best suited for collaboration and coordination

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asynchronous comms protect focus and enable eventual consistency

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encourage acknowledgement of communications

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whenever possible, keep comms accessible

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fault tolerance

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people don't read

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tools are your infrastructure

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invest in A/V software & equipment

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you'll need a chat, a forum, a wiki, a collab word processor and a project board

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you can use tools as interfaces within or between teams

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effective management routes, balances loads, and monitors your system

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standard practices make your system observable

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focus on the outcome of the practices, not the implementation

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culture is how you scale your behaviors

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in person time helps build strong relationships

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talent is equally distributed, opportunity is not Leila Janah

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