Re:How I manage 40 people remotely
by rogerbinns on Monday June 11, 2012 @05:01PM
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The problem I have with this sort of thing is it duplicates what is already out there. Between my Github activity and Trello anyone can tell exactly what I have been doing, and what I'll be doing next.
Every team is different and in the teams that I have worked in, Git commits and Task Trackers don't usually contain the same type of information I present in a standup.
Git commits are way too technical for non-engineers and task trackers either have too much information (i.e debate on how to do X and Y) or too little information (i.e just a simple task title).
On an interval you like, we send out an email to each team member reminding them to write a status update of what they've been working on. Everyone's status updates are gathered into a summary email sent out the next day.
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