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This approach strikes me as over-thinking things quite a bit, but there's probably some food for thought in here.
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Terrific article about one team's experience with a very widely dispersed organization.
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It's awesome when the critical path moves seamlessly from North America to Western Europe/Asia. For example, say you have 80 hours of tasks that can't be done in parallel. A local team will need two weeks to do these tasks. A global team, on the other hand, can work separate 8-hour shifts and get them done in one week. That's twice as fast!
It's awesome when my code is tested while I sleep. A small team of local developers can be extremely efficient when paired with a remote QA. I spend my day fixing bugs and adding features, and by the time I come in the next morning, these issues have been tested and either re-opened or closed. Prioritizing tasks is a breeze, and we don't lose as much time on code freezes leading up to a release.
Great article about some of the advantages of working remotely.
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Carr said the benefits of teleworking greatly outweigh the stress of sitting in traffic and being distracted by the office atmosphere.
"It becomes clear that the best employees are the ones not stuck in traffic," he said.
The government's new rules on telework may start to push non-federal jobs outside of the office as well.
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paying attention to how this new law is implemented could be very valuable in many ways: for the business who wants a positive impact on the bottom line, for managers who want to find and keep talented employees, and for employees who are looking for some flexibility and balance.
A study finds that remote workers are able to wor more productive hours before feeling their work/life balance is reduced.
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Researchers from Brigham Young University analyzed data from 24,436 IBM employees in 75 countries, identifying the point at which 25 percent of employees reported that work interfered with personal and family life.
For office workers on a regular schedule, the breaking point was 38 hours per week. Given a flexible schedule and the option to telecommute, employees were able to clock 57 hours per week before experiencing such conflict.
For US government agencies, remote work will soon be more than an option - it will be a mandate.
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"The staggering costs of lost productivity from federal workers during last winter's snowstorms -- estimated by the government at $71 million a day -- would pay for the five-year cost of the bill in one day," Lister said in a statement.
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"There is a fiscal and social dimension as well. Telework saves federal, state and local taxpayers energy and infrastructure costs, improves air quality, reduces congestion and stress on roads and bridges, and enhances the quality of family life."
Some thighlights from a survey of US federal employees.
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The 2010 survey shows that 64 percent of federal workers could work remotely if provided the option.
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Economic, environmental, and continuity of operations demands suggest that telecommuting is more than an HR perk and should be a fundamental business strategy adopted, at the very least, by any company that has people sitting in front of a computer all day.
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