This is the third part of the Project Management Panel presentation at WCOC 2018, concentration on the management of people in a remote working environment.

1. REMOTE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
WORDCAMP OC 2018

2. HI, I’M JAMIE SCHMID
SITELOCK COMMUNITY EVANGELIST
WP DEVELOPER & DESIGNER
REMOTE WORKER OF 7 YEARS!
@JAMIESCHMID
@SITELOCK

5. BASICALLY REGULAR PROJECT MANAGEMENT
BUT MORE.
AND DIFFERENT.

6. • SOCIAL INTERACTION
• LEAVING WORK BEHIND AT EOD
• WORKING SET HOURS
• EASY COMMUNICATION
• ALL COSTS ON THE COMPANY
• BEING IN-THE-LOOP
REMOTE EMPLOYEES
CAN MISS OUT ON
THESE THINGS:

7. EMPATHY GOES A LONG WAY IN PM.
STRIVE TO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE
CHALLENGES YOUR REMOTE WORKERS FACE.

8. REMOTE PM PRESENTS
UNIQUE CHALLENGES.

9. • COMMUNICATION
REMOTE PM PRESENTS
UNIQUE CHALLENGES.

10. • COMMUNICATION
• PRODUCTIVITY &
ACCOUNTABILITY
REMOTE PM PRESENTS
UNIQUE CHALLENGES.

11. • COMMUNICATION
• PRODUCTIVITY &
ACCOUNTABILITY
• COLLABORATION
REMOTE PM PRESENTS
UNIQUE CHALLENGES.

12. • COMMUNICATION
• PRODUCTIVITY &
ACCOUNTABILITY
• COLLABORATION
• BUILDING A POSITIVE
WORK CULTURE
REMOTE PM PRESENTS
UNIQUE CHALLENGES.

13. COMMUNICATION

14. SET EXPECTATIONS
OF THE PEOPLE
YOU HIRE.
• GOOD
COMMUNICATORS
• PROACTIVE
• TRUSTWORTHY

15. • SYNCH VS ASYNCH TIME
• DIFFERENT TIMEZONES
• TEXT VS IN PERSON?
• ACCOUNTABILITY
• TIME MANAGEMENT

16. PUT COMMUNICATION FRONT AND
CENTER IN REMOTE WORK.

17. COMMUNICATION
TOOLS
• HIPCHAT & SLACK
• EVERY TIME ZONE, WORLD TIME BUDDY
• HANGOUTS VIDEO CHAT
• CAMTASIA - RECORD MEETINGS, DEMOS,
TUTORIALS
• CLOUDAPP & NIMBUS CHROME
EXTENSION - TAKE SCREEN SHOTS
• REDPEN - SHARING & COMMENTING ON
DOCS, VERSION CONTROL

18. PRODUCTIVITY &
ACCOUNTABILITY

19. • WEEKLY STAND-UPS (BUT
SITTING)
• REGULAR ONE-ON-ONES
• A COMMUNITY CHAT
• BUILD TEAMS FOR AUTONOMY
• GET EVERYONE TOGETHER ONCE
IN A WHILE
• TIME TRACKING & TIME
MANAGEMENT TOOLS
• PROJECT AND TASK TRACKING
• SMALL TEAMS

20. AUTOMATE!
YOU DON'T
NEED PEOPLE
ON STAFF TO
PERFORM
REPETITIOUS,
MUNDANE
TASKS.
(AS LONG AS IT DOESN’T
CAUSE A MELTDOWN)

21. COLLABORATION

22. THE CLOUD IS YOUR FRIEND!

23. • VERSION CONTROL!
• GITHUB, BITBUCKET
• CENTRAL STORAGE FOR
MEDIA: BOX, DRIVE
• ASANA, BASECAMP, JIRA
• LASTPASS, KEEPASS
• TRELLO!!
• WUNDERLIST, EVERNOTE
• HARVEST, TICK
• YOU NEED A WIKI!!

25. BUILDING A POSITIVE
WORK CULTURE

26. YOU ARE THE TEAM LEADER.
STRIVE TO BUILD AN
ENVIRONMENT OF SOLIDARITY.

27. • GOOD ONBOARDING!
• ENCOURAGE VIA MESSAGE GROUPS
• PRAISE FOR SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
OPENLY AND PUBLICLY
• REVIEWS: GOOD - BAD - GOOD
• WORK TOGETHER AT COFFEE SHOPS
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE
• WEEKLY VIDEO CONFERENCE CALLS
• CREATE HEALTHY COMPETITION
WITH REWARDS
• ENCOURAGE NON-WORK
INTERACTION

28. BONUS BLOG POST!
3 STEPS TO INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
WHEN WORKING REMOTE
https://bit.ly/2jUvjg9

29. THANK YOU!
@JAMIESCHMID
@SITELOCK