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Podcast #40: Mike Leone of Panoptic Development

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In this episode, Mike Leone of Panoptic Development, talks about transitioning into remote work, working with people who are not local, and integrating someone new into a dispersed team.

Show Notes:

Panoptic Development

Twitter: @panopticdev

01:28 – Mikeâ€s background and history

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  • One of the founders of Panoptic Development
  • Does software engineering with open source development
  • Mobile application development
  • Systems integration work
  • 4 full-time partners: 2 in Providence, RI, 2 in San Francisco and a network of 5 consultants throughout the country

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    02:38 – How the company came to be

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    • 3 partners worked at a startup in Providence and branched off

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      03:59 – Changes made when going remote

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      • Get better at the things they were already doing
      • Think about business development
      • Tool selection

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        05:14 – Working with people who were not local

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        • Networking

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          05:56 – Integrating someone new into a distributed team

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          • Transition from small tasks to larger ones
          • People who express more interest in becoming more active within the company

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            07:10 – A day in the life working together remotely

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            • IRC meeting
            • Client work/business development

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              13:35 – Challenges of going remote

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              • Picking better projects to people to integrate them into working remotely
              • Being consistent

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                14:57 – Physically getting together as a team

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                • At least once a year the partners get together

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                  16:55 – Advice for remote workers

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                  • Having good tools makes a difference
                  • Be flexible in your process: everyone works differently

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