1. Know what each other are working on? (progress/blockers) The closest thing I've seen to a nice solution to this is to e-mail a brief report of what you've b

1. Know what each other are working on? (progress/blockers) The closest thing I've seen to a nice solution to this is to e-mail a brief report of what you've been up to to the manager at the end of the week, who collates into a summary at the start of the following week. Lightweight, avoids superfluous detail (because the coordinator can edit it out), and not so fine-grained that individuals can't sit on a problem for a day or two while thinking it over if that's their preferred style. Obviously, this doesn't preclude talking about individual issues during the week! But daily check-ins force this too quickly in my view.