{"id":133,"date":"2009-08-07T20:43:30","date_gmt":"2009-08-08T00:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zackgrossbart.com\/blog\/?p=133"},"modified":"2022-01-15T06:27:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T10:27:52","slug":"zacks-remote-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zackgrossbart.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/zacks-remote-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Zack&#8217;s Remote Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Remote?  Hmmm&#8230; Let me think about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A hiring manager said that to me recently.  Think about it is much better than no, but it isn&#8217;t yes.  This manager was at a company where everyone was colocated.  I needed to convince him that remote could work for his team and make it easy for him to say yes.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a simple tool to convince any manager to let you work remotely:  Zack&#8217;s Remote Checklist.  Use this checklist to show manager that you&#8217;ve thought a lot about it and know how to make this work.  This list is the bare-bones basics of what an office needs to make a remote team succeed.<\/p>\n<h3>VPN<\/h3>\n<p>There needs to be some way for you to get into the corporate network in a secure way.  The cost of these solutions ranges from free to very expensive.<\/p>\n<h3>Conference phone<\/h3>\n<p>When the group calls you they need a good conference phone.  Star phones start around $100 and are well worth the money.<\/p>\n<h3>Instant messages<\/h3>\n<p>Every team should have a text-based communication system, but it is essential for distributed teams.<\/p>\n<h3>Document storage<\/h3>\n<p>It can be a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wiki\">wiki<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sharepoint\">Sharepoint<\/a>, or a place in a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Version_control_system\">version control system<\/a>, but every distributed team must have a place to share documents.<\/p>\n<h3>Desktop sharing<\/h3>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter how well you describe something, there is no substitute for letting people see for themselves.  Sharing your desktop takes a lot of the guess work and frustration out of working remotely.  There are free solutions like VNC and higher end solutions like Elluminate.<\/p>\n<p>And that is it.  The cost of entry can be as low as $100.  Don&#8217;t let potential managers worry about larger issues or costs.  You don&#8217;t need expensive video conferencing systems or digital whiteboards.  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