http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/ginav/archive/tags/Distributed+Development/default.aspxTags: Distributed DevelopmentenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/ginav/archive/2008/10/07/can-we-make-quot-distance-matter-quot-less.aspxTue, 07 Oct 2008 22:49:00 GMTeaca9afb-5ccf-4c08-b3f3-369c7e6f1a06:2895ginav0http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/ginav/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2895http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/ginav/archive/2008/10/07/can-we-make-quot-distance-matter-quot-less.aspx#comments<p>I&#39;m going down to UC Irvine in a couple of days to talk with all the smart people there.&nbsp; I&#39;ve spent the last few weeks synthesizing several of HIP&#39;s papers to highlight the differences between collocated and distributed teamwork.&nbsp; The talk I&#39;m going to give:</p> <p>TITLE: Can We Make &quot;Distance Matter&quot; Less?</p> <p>ABSTRACT:&nbsp; Geographically distributed teams are increasingly common, yet present several challenges when compared to collocated teams -- or as Judy and Gary Olson famously observed, &quot;distance matters.&quot;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>Our studies of collocated and distributed software development teams have revealed challenges in four key activities: communication in planned meetings, ad-hoc conversations, staying aware of teammates and their work, and building trust relationships between teammates.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>I will present observations of how collocated teammates do each of these activities, the special problems faced by remote teammates, and how remote teammates mitigate these challenges.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>I will identify several opportunities where new tools could make the remote experience more like -- or even better than -- the collocated experience, and go into detail on one potential design.</p> <p>SLIDES: <a class="" href="http://research.microsoft.com/~ginav/files/SupportingDistributedTeamwork.pptx">PowerPoint</a> <a class="" href="http://research.microsoft.com/~ginav/files/SupportingDistributedTeamwork.pdf">PDF</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://community.research.microsoft.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2895" width="1" height="1">Distributed DevelopmentTalks