Tag Archives: distributed teams

Global Software Development — Training the New Team

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Getting back to the previous thread about building global teams. As you assemble the new team, one of the first, and most important activities will be to get the new team ready. Consider the following: Hire people with the right skills … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development — Assembling Your Team

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Continuing the discussion on Establishing Distributed Teams. Now that you’ve decided to build out a new team, presumably far away, there are several decisions that you’ll want to make. These include, but aren’t limited to: Decide on your staffing model. … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development – Identifying New Team Structure and Onboarding Strategy

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Continuing the topic of how to build global teams. Much like the earlier process discussions, when you’re going to be building a new team, whether down the hall, or across the globe, there are going to be an assortment of … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development — Modeling Your Transition

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Another chapter in the thread I started a while back…. As you start to enter into the process of moving work to new locations, there’s plenty to consider. I’ve found that its helpful to build out a model of the … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development — Aligning Team Roles

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Mike Rodbell

Continuing the thread started here. As you consider distributing your workforce, whether as a realignment or addition, you will want to determine how the roles of the different groups will relate to one another. Over the years, I’ve seen several … Continue reading →

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Global Software Development

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Mike Rodbell

Early in my career, I worked with people who sat across the room from me, perhaps at times in the room next door. Back then, it didn’t take much to meet and discuss work with my co-workers. This was pretty … Continue reading →

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Somewhere over the rainbow — distributed teams

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Mike Rodbell

If you’re working in this century, and managing people, odds are pretty good that they’re not sitting in the same building as you. The odds are even better that many of them are not even on the same continent, with … Continue reading →

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