Thread about an emergency transition to remote work
We have compiled the main advice and how-tos so that you can take care of yourself and transfer your team to remote work without any problems.
#remotework
#COVIDー19
We have compiled the main advice and how-tos so that you can take care of yourself and transfer your team to remote work without any problems.
#remotework
#COVIDー19
The basics:
Why You Must Act Now
medium.com/@tomaspueyo/co…
How to Tell If You Have the Flu, Coronavirus, or Something Else
elemental.medium.com/how-to-tell-if…
How to Protect Yourself
cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
How to keep your phone disinfected
theverge.com/2020/3/4/21163…
Why You Must Act Now
medium.com/@tomaspueyo/co…
How to Tell If You Have the Flu, Coronavirus, or Something Else
elemental.medium.com/how-to-tell-if…
How to Protect Yourself
cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
How to keep your phone disinfected
theverge.com/2020/3/4/21163…
What to do at your company first:
1. Explain your decision and further actions to the team in order to avoid misunderstandings and confusion.
2. Specify the rules
The new format requires new rules, explain to employees how the processes will be organized now.
1. Explain your decision and further actions to the team in order to avoid misunderstandings and confusion.
2. Specify the rules
The new format requires new rules, explain to employees how the processes will be organized now.
3. Regulate three components:
A. Communication
What tool does everyone use to communicate?
If this is Slack, then everyone communicates via Slack.
Create channels for standups, for each project, watercooler chat. There should be a clear structure that everyone can understand.
A. Communication
What tool does everyone use to communicate?
If this is Slack, then everyone communicates via Slack.
Create channels for standups, for each project, watercooler chat. There should be a clear structure that everyone can understand.
B. Knowledge base
How to track issues, where to get information?
Most likely working in the office you have already used these tools. Small teams usually use Trello with fewer options, it is easier; for large teams, Trello does not work at all, it is better to use Jira.
How to track issues, where to get information?
Most likely working in the office you have already used these tools. Small teams usually use Trello with fewer options, it is easier; for large teams, Trello does not work at all, it is better to use Jira.
C. Standups
Schedule regular team meetings, town halls, use Zoom, Google Hangouts, or any other video conferencing service.
To sum it up: the engineer must always clearly understand where to get info, the task, the next one, how to move statuses, where to address questions.
Schedule regular team meetings, town halls, use Zoom, Google Hangouts, or any other video conferencing service.
To sum it up: the engineer must always clearly understand where to get info, the task, the next one, how to move statuses, where to address questions.
But!
Do not go to extremes: do not flood the team with new regulations and a bunch of new services. Don't create digital noise around employees, endless notifications distract from deep work.
Select the minimum number of tools.
Do not go to extremes: do not flood the team with new regulations and a bunch of new services. Don't create digital noise around employees, endless notifications distract from deep work.
Select the minimum number of tools.
For leaders who are suddenly managing work-from-home teams, here are
Remote work emergency plan: about.gitlab.com/company/cultur…
How do you transition a hybrid team to a fully remote team? about.gitlab.com/company/cultur…
Resources for companies embracing remote work: about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/03/0…
Remote work emergency plan: about.gitlab.com/company/cultur…
How do you transition a hybrid team to a fully remote team? about.gitlab.com/company/cultur…
Resources for companies embracing remote work: about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/03/0…
4. Help your employees
Some of them may not know even
How to sync files between home and the office: gizmodo.com/how-to-access-…
Let them know that this format is new for all of you and asking for help is normal.
It is also great to organize one-on-ones: miro.com/blog/remote-on…
Some of them may not know even
How to sync files between home and the office: gizmodo.com/how-to-access-…
Let them know that this format is new for all of you and asking for help is normal.
It is also great to organize one-on-ones: miro.com/blog/remote-on…
5. Trust your team
Give up the idea of tracking employees' work. This is a completely humiliating, not motivating practice.
Remind yourself that the people you work with are not here by accident, and instead of micromanaging, take care of planing sprints correctly.
Give up the idea of tracking employees' work. This is a completely humiliating, not motivating practice.
Remind yourself that the people you work with are not here by accident, and instead of micromanaging, take care of planing sprints correctly.
6. Be an adept, not a victim
Usually, managers fall victim to the myths about remote workers. Don't be one of them. According to a lot of research, employees are more productive when they work remotely. To get the right mood read timedoctor.com/blog/remote-te… or blog.6nomads.com/distributedtea…
Usually, managers fall victim to the myths about remote workers. Don't be one of them. According to a lot of research, employees are more productive when they work remotely. To get the right mood read timedoctor.com/blog/remote-te… or blog.6nomads.com/distributedtea…
Remote work is actively spreading for the last years, but Covid-19 is spreading faster for the last months.
So let spread #remotework, not a virus.
To go deeper, read our interviews with successful remote work practitioners here: 6nomads.com/blog
So let spread #remotework, not a virus.
To go deeper, read our interviews with successful remote work practitioners here: 6nomads.com/blog
