Comments on: Telecommuting: Just A Matter Of Trust? http://www.projectshrink.com/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html Welcome To Shrinkonia. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sherrie http://www.projectshrink.com/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-132 Sherrie Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:14:07 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-132 I believe a successful virtual team does have a great deal to do with how actively the members of the team work on their inter-relationships. I worked for a major IT company where our entire team was virtual... I only met them in person a handful of times in the year the project lasted. But I believe we were successful because the PM and I (I am a BSA) made sure we were meeting often & communicating the progress of the project at least bi-weekly. Without this conscientious communication, it would have fallen apart. I personally work better in my own office at home than having to travel everyday to another location, which breaks up the continuity of my schedule. I believe a successful virtual team does have a great deal to do with how actively the members of the team work on their inter-relationships. I worked for a major IT company where our entire team was virtual… I only met them in person a handful of times in the year the project lasted. But I believe we were successful because the PM and I (I am a BSA) made sure we were meeting often & communicating the progress of the project at least bi-weekly. Without this conscientious communication, it would have fallen apart. I personally work better in my own office at home than having to travel everyday to another location, which breaks up the continuity of my schedule.

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]]> By: Michael's Thoughts http://www.projectshrink.com/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-130 Michael's Thoughts Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:24:38 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-130 <strong>Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Report (August 21, 2007)...</strong> The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Telecommuting Impact on Property Prices ... The possibilities afforded by telecommuting and virtual work can have definite impacts on property prices in rural and country areas. "Workers wh... Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Report (August 21, 2007)…

The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Telecommuting Impact on Property Prices … The possibilities afforded by telecommuting and virtual work can have definite impacts on property prices in rural and country areas. “Workers wh…

]]> By: bas http://www.projectshrink.com/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-129 bas Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:08:57 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-129 Thanks for the comments guys. @Mike: yes, i would love to hear how it will progress. Thanks for the comments guys. @Mike: yes, i would love to hear how it will progress.

]]> By: Mike Ramm http://www.projectshrink.com/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-128 Mike Ramm Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:34:16 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-128 I think it depends on the type of the project, on its complexity, on the schedule pressure, and many other factors. There is a great doze of risk when you work with telecommuting team members but it's possible. I've done successfully several small projects before and the main reason for the success were the trust I had in my crew and the slack schedule of the project. I am going to undertake another project of this type and this time it will be much bigger than before. I'll keep you informed how it is going if you are interested :-) I think it depends on the type of the project, on its complexity, on the schedule pressure, and many other factors. There is a great doze of risk when you work with telecommuting team members but it’s possible. I’ve done successfully several small projects before and the main reason for the success were the trust I had in my crew and the slack schedule of the project.

I am going to undertake another project of this type and this time it will be much bigger than before.

I’ll keep you informed how it is going if you are interested :-)

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://www.projectshrink.com/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-127 Pawel Brodzinski Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:42:02 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/telecommuting-just-a-matter-of-trust-53.html#comment-127 It isn't. There's one very important problem with telecommuting - impact on teamwork. You can't just come to the desk of the telecommuter and ask about something. You can't invite him to an ad-hoc meeting which is about to start in a quarter. He won't hear a hot discussion about solving an issue which has just been submitted. Etc, etc. The issue isn't just connected with telecommuter - it affects the whole team. Unless the whole organization is built to work that way this is always be a problem. Collaboration tools won't help much as far as we don't have some good virtual substitute of physical presence of person (and it's not going to be very soon). Of course there are other issues (boundary control, efficiency, motivation, isolation) but these are mostly the matter of trust. I know people who I trust they do their job well either way, although I the impact on teamwork still can't be compensated. Generalizing a bit telecommuting works well in specific situations when there's rather insignificant need of cooperation between telecommuter and the rest of them team (e.g. development of well-defined, closed component with documented interfaces which is treated like a black-box). Usually everywhere outsourcing works well it should be the same to move the workload to telecommuters. It isn’t. There’s one very important problem with telecommuting – impact on teamwork. You can’t just come to the desk of the telecommuter and ask about something. You can’t invite him to an ad-hoc meeting which is about to start in a quarter. He won’t hear a hot discussion about solving an issue which has just been submitted. Etc, etc.

The issue isn’t just connected with telecommuter – it affects the whole team. Unless the whole organization is built to work that way this is always be a problem. Collaboration tools won’t help much as far as we don’t have some good virtual substitute of physical presence of person (and it’s not going to be very soon).

Of course there are other issues (boundary control, efficiency, motivation, isolation) but these are mostly the matter of trust. I know people who I trust they do their job well either way, although I the impact on teamwork still can’t be compensated.

Generalizing a bit telecommuting works well in specific situations when there’s rather insignificant need of cooperation between telecommuter and the rest of them team (e.g. development of well-defined, closed component with documented interfaces which is treated like a black-box). Usually everywhere outsourcing works well it should be the same to move the workload to telecommuters.

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