The Wide Teams Podcast
A weekly podcast featuring interviews with people who are making dispersed teams work day by day.
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Wide Teams Podcast Episode 11: Interview with John McCaffrey
In this episode I talk to John McCaffrey, a software consultant who specializes in ironing out performance problems in Ruby on Rails applications. In the course of his consulting he works with dispersed teams, and in this interview he delivers a detailed rundown of the tools and workflow involved in doing Agile software development in a distributed team.
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Monday’s Podcast Delayed
This week's podcast has been delayed. Another great interview is coming up, though, so stay tuned!
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The Wide Teams Bootstrap Guide, Part 5: Project Management
A project management app is an essential tool for any dispersed team. Here are some suggestions to get you started.
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Wide Teams Podcast Episode 10: Interview with Aslak Hellesøy
In this episode: an interview with Aslak Hellesøy, who talks about the contrasts between coordinating a large Open-Source project and a small dispersed team; the importance of constantly re-evaluating your tools and practices; and more. Also: theme music!
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Wide Teams now has its own page on Facebook! If you have a Facebook account (and who doesn't?) and you've enjoyed the content from the Wide Teams blog and podcast, please "Like" us on Facebook. Click "Read More" for the link, or just check out the new Facebook section on the right-hand side of this page. Thanks!
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Wide Links #8: I’m on a Train!
Links about remote work and dispersed teams, from all around the web. In this edition: workshifting from the train; the disciplined remote worker; more evidence that telework increases productivity, and more.
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09Aug2010
Screencast: PiratePad Video Test Drive
In the wake of Google's announcement that they are closing Google Wave, it seemed like a good time to showcase some of the tools that can offer subset of Wave's functionality. PiratePad is one such tool: a web-based, real-time rich text editor which makes it super simple to start sharing documents.
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Wide Teams Podcast Episode 9: Interview with Michael Bleigh
In this episode: some thoughts on the Google Wave shutdown announcement, and talking to Michael Bleugh of Intridea about being part of a 50-person geographically distributed company.
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Wide Links #7: Save the Wave!
Reactions to Google's announcement that they are shutting down Google Wave, and more news, tips, and opinion from the world of wide teams.
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