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My team regularly designs systems on white boards, we discuss, refer to the board as we write docs, and implement. I’ve attempted the same thing remote. Unfor
by lettergram 7y ago
My team regularly designs systems on white boards, we discuss, refer to the board as we write docs, and implement.
I’ve attempted the same thing remote.
Unfortunately, there is nothing more creative / better than having those in person sessions. I hope one day VR can replace this, but today there just isn’t anything there.
I should note, we are an internal research and consulting group inside a large corporation. So it is specialized, arguably most full-stack jobs can be done remote.
My personal suggestion is to build teams in cities (5 people per team). These teams can be setup in a small office and maybe you get 3-4 teams per office. That’s how my group is currently setup and it works fairly well. The only issue is ensuring facilities are decent and backfilling team members because it can be a challenge to backfill and often attrition snowballs
- aantix 7y agoFor remote collaboration, have you tried something like the Meeting Owl to bridge that gap? https://www.owllabs.com/meeting-owl https://www.owllabs.com/meeting-owl
- lettergram 7y agoI haven’t but we have done a camera on a whiteboard. It just doesn’t work super well. I think a lot of it has to do with just being stuck in a room together without distractions from personal stuff.