Managing Global Teams - Lessons Learned

Talk @Jdays2016

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1. SwanseaCon 2015 - @softwaregardener
   Managing Global Teams
   Lessons Learned
   Patroklos Papapetrou
   @softwaregarden http://softwaregarden.io
   

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2. Jdays 2016 - @softwaregarden
   

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   Source : http://web.esna.com/blog/remote-worker-collaboration-infographic-2014
   

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   Source : http://web.esna.com/blog/remote-worker-collaboration-infographic-2014
   

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   What the numbers tell us
   Source : http://web.esna.com/blog/remote-worker-collaboration-infographic-2014
   

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   What the numbers tell us
   Source : http://web.esna.com/blog/remote-worker-collaboration-infographic-2014
   

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   Trends
   

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   Source : http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
   

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   Source : http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
   

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    Source : http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
    

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    Source : http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
    

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    Problems ahead...
    

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    Different
    Timezones
    

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    Absence of F2F communication
    

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    Culture / Ethics
    

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    Language
    

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    Building a virtual team
    Scope
    Budget
    Roles
    Staffing
    

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    Trust...
    

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    ● Communication
    ● Collaboration
    ● Automation
    ● Clear expectations
    ● Self-leadership
    ● Solid process
    ● Trust – trust - trust
    Effective management
    Effective management
    

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    ● Communication
    ● Collaboration
    ● Automation
    ● Clear expectations
    ● Self-leadership
    ● Solid process
    ● Trust – trust - trust
    Effective Leadership
    

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    ● Set up periodic meetings
    ● Good bandwidth
    ● Pick the right tools
    Virtual Communication
    

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    Conference Call in real life
    Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYu_bGbZiiQ
    

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    ● Ticketing
    ● Wiki
    ● Code review
    ● Calendar
    ● Document sharing
    ● Absence management
    ● Slack
    Collaboration
    

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    ● Continuous
    – Integration
    – Deployment
    ● Tests
    ● Notifications
    ● Slack (again)
    Automation
    

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    ● Specific
    ● Measurable
    ● Achievable
    ● Realistic
    ● Time-framed
    –
    S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting
    

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    Self Leadership
    

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    Solid Process
    

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    Trust...
    

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    Performance evaluation
    ● Baseline
    ● Quantifiable
    ● Objective
    ● Comparable
    ● Easy to measure
    ● Historical data
    

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    Performance evaluation
    ● Individual VS Team
    ● Weekly / Monthly /
    Quarterly
    ● Constructive Feedback
    ● Public / Shared
    

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    Trust...
    

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    Shameless slide
    https://leanpub.com/art_software_gardening
    The Art of Software
    Gardening
    A practical guide to learn
    how to treat software
    systems as gardens
    

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33. Jdays 2016 - @softwaregarden
    Thank you!!
    

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