[casual_games] TOW: Distributed Teams

[Robert Madsen]

Our entire team is distributed with members in several states.  I am also
working on a project with members in different countries.  The benefits, of
course, are low overhead and the ability for all team members to work from
their location of choice.  The challenges are motivation and coordination.

Our main tools are Basecamp, Google Docs, Email, and Skype.  Although one of
our team members swears by Google Hangouts I still think Skype has higher
quality and this is important for a team conference.  I think Google docs is
the one tool we couldn't live without.  Although there are some similar
tools, Google docs is the easiest to use regardless of software or prior
experience.  The one thing that I miss most about working on location with a
large team is the camaraderie and the snack kitchen (though I really don't
need a snack kitchen)!

From:  Sheri Rubin <sheri at designdirectdeliver.com>
Reply-To:  IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List <casual_games at igda.org>
Date:  Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:33:29 -0500
To:  <women_dev at igda.org>, <casual_games at igda.org>
Subject:  [casual_games] TOW: Distributed Teams

    
 Hi All,
 
 Time for another topic of the week. This time on distributed teams.
 
 
 Do you (or have you ever) worked on a distributed team?  If you're on a
distributed team now and had the opportunity to go to a one location, in
office team - would you? If you're in a single location team and had the
chance to start working remotely, would you?
 
 For those of you working in virtual teams: How do you deal with the
challenges of working on a distributed team?  Is it easier/harder using
Skype vs. IM vs. E-mail? Is there a tool your distributed team uses that you
can't live without? Are there parts of being in a standard onsite, one
location team that you miss?
 
 
 As always feel free to send new topics to me at
sheri at designdirectdeliver.com.
 
 Stay awesome!
 Sheri
 
  
-- 
 Sheri Rubin
 Founder and CEO
 
 Design Direct Deliver
 Website: http://www.designdirectdeliver.com
 Email: sheri at designdirectdeliver.com
  
 
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