Why/Not Virtual Office?Why/Not Virtual Office?

Sam Foster Sam Foster @samfosteriam@samfosteriam

A Distributed TeamA Distributed Team

Most of what we doMost of what we dois done as a teamis done as a team

OpportunitiesOpportunities

Staggered, extended work dayStaggered, extended work day

Less time wastedLess time wasted

Reduced overheadsReduced overheads

Bigger Talent PoolBigger Talent Pool

Cast a much wider netCast a much wider net

Relocation not necessaryRelocation not necessary

Quality of LifeQuality of Life

Pick your own work environmentPick your own work environment

Choose your hoursChoose your hours

See your family!See your family!

ChallengesChallenges

IT support?IT support?

Large file exchangeLarge file exchange

Communication

TrustTrust

To make it work...To make it work...

Activity FeedsActivity Feeds

Chat = PresenceChat = Presence

Secured Jabber NetworkSecured Jabber Network

““rooms” per project/teamrooms” per project/team

1:1 chat1:1 chat

SVN & Redmine

Pitfalls

Being grownupBeing grownup

The workplace

IMHO...IMHO...

Sam Foster Sam Foster @samfosteriam@samfosteriam