Managing Remote Teams: Challenges, Best Practices & Tools
Summary
While nothing replaces face-to-face dialogue, there are ways to resolve these inherent challenges when managing remote teams: It’s a bit awkward, but there are plenty of tools out there to connect people no matter where they are. Having either daily standup meetings or, for deeper discussions, a whiteboard session is a great way to communicate, get feedback and see one another’s faces. These casual connections slowly build up trust, while remote teams can feel more abstract, like a name without a face. ProjectManager.com solves that problem by having resource allocation tools that show when team members are working and when they have holidays, vacation or sick days. You want to employee team members who have experience working remotely and have proved themselves disciplined to complete tasks with autonomy.