Ask HN: Best 1 resource and tool for remote teams?

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by Nick5a1 • 13 years ago

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What one resource (book, guide etc) is the best guide to managing a remote team?

What one piece of software is the best for connecting a remote team?

Thanks.

chiph• 13 years ago

Skype. Leave a group chat open all the time. Use video conferencing often.

So far as managing - treat them like your own employees (assuming outsourcing here), and over-communicate. Every time there's a hallway discussion, forward the results onto them.

ibstudios• 13 years ago

I love Trello for collaborating. It is free and runs on just about every device. I don't know how complicated your projects will be, but is is very flexible and the api is a dream to work with. If you go the Trello route, you can review time spent on tasks in many ways at reportsfortrello.com. (I created the site.)

I would also recommend google hangouts if you aren't using it already.

Best of luck!

hardwaresofton• 13 years ago

Basecamp seems to generally be the company to beat in terms of managing goal-facing productivity...

gexla• 13 years ago

A web browser? ;)

I can do Google Hangouts (covers voice, IM and text messaging) and email in the browser. I can do a lot more as well. Or do you consider each web app to be a different piece of software?

Ask HN: Best 1 resource and tool for remote teams?

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