Remote Control

 

Make sure the job fits the environment.
Before you approve a team member to work from home (in the same city as your office or in any other city), consider the job responsibilities. A job that requires a lot of interaction with other team members and departments may not suit an off-site office. For many technical people, e-mail is the only communication they need with others who might be in the office. A job that requires many small tasks that have to be assigned daily can also present a problem. A person who already travels off site for meetings often is a great candidate for an off-site office. This can free up needed work space in some cases. As the project manager, you don't want to have to track this person down every morning. This could create a hassle for you as well as a sense of "Big Brother is watching" for the individual.

Make sure the individual fits the environment.
If you have any problems with this person getting work done in the office, there is no way you should consider an off-site scenario. This should be reserved for your best employees, those whom you can trust to get things done without much supervision. Telecommuting requires a resourceful employee who is not going to simply stop working when a roadblock is encountered. You need the kind of person who is going to do …

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