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Fifteen tips for remote collaboration

Adaptive Path: “It will always be easier to rally a group of people who work in the same building, but you can accomplish just as much (or more) with a motivated remote team. Getting team members motivated in the first place and holding their interest are your goals. Here are fifteen quick and useful tips to get you started.” [Via Tomalak]

I can bear witness to most of this, being the sole US-based member of a UK team. However, I disagree with the “three hour minimum per meeting” rule. In my experience, the longer these “working sessions” take, the less likely they are to produce useful results.

May 10, 2003 | Archived in Web Development