There are many tasks that require us to be face to face and in the office. But if you had the choice (backed up by the technology), what percentage could you work at home / office and still be effective? 20/80? Saving Changes...
Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
Technically, I could probably do 90% of my job remotely. The problem is that the people I need to communicate with often do not respond to emails or phone calls. The Face to Face is still highly needed.
But on the other side, I do not do well working remotely. I crave people interaction. There are too many distractions at home (dogs barking, cats, cleaning, etc). Many people work one day a week from home. I have no desire to do so. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Assuming a proper work space along with technology, 30/70 or 40/60. At this time with no proper remote work space, 10/90.
That aside, from a mental health aspect, I don't do to well working remote, generally speaking. What I do like is the option when needed. So, all in all, looks like it averages out to about 20/80. Go figure :) Saving Changes...
Daniel WesloskiePMO| Professional Services FirmPa, United States
Since 1995 through last year, I have been able to work 100% from home. I also have the ability to work remotely now with my new job, but I'm required to be in the office most of the time. Saving Changes...
It depends on the role. In my current gig as an agile coach, the majority of my work can be done remotely as our teams are dispersed and distributed. However, when teaching bootcamps before the teams start sprinting, that's in person. And, if I get a colocated team, I'd be there in person for all key ceremonies and drop by occasionally to gauge the agile health of the team...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
If you have the right collaboration tools and team commitment then the distributed team productivity can be as good as that of a colocated team.
If I have to chose, and I am measuring this based on the industry I am working in, I would say 30% Home / 70% F2F. Saving Changes...
Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
I can do most of my work remotely, so probably around 80-90%. However, I prefer to come to office, since I'm not very productive working remotely. Saving Changes...
AMIT PAULPROJECT MANAGER - TREASURY| EMIRATES NBDGuwahati, Assam, India
Although it depends upon the industry/domain, I would say around 80-85% of the work can be done remotely for IT and Banking related PM tasks. There is a face to face need though especially with respect to stakeholders management. It starts with gradually building a trust with the stakeholders. At the same time, everything cannot be shared over electronic medium, we need some social face-to-face one-on-one talks that instills some level of extra faith, expressions and responsibility. Sometimes, we completely go wrong in communicating over electronic mediums, and a face-to-face can clarify the doubts better. Also, conflict resolution is better when we meet and greet people. I think remote work is of utmost importance in today's world as it gives flexibility to handle family life and more productive ultimately because people want to complete the work on time with the concern that his/her remote access will be temporarily revoked if certain level of performance is not maintained.
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Aime ChidesterSr. Program Manager| Thermo Fisher ScientificBrighton, Mi, United States
I have worked 100% remote for years at a time in my career, and I absolutely love it. All my team members are geographically dispersed. Since 2013, I have helped to lead the launch of 8 Next Generation Sequencing Cancer Diagnostic Tests, over the last 5 years. This is a highly scientific and technical arena, and I led all of these teams from my home office. I am built to work remote. It is absolutely not for everyone. Saving Changes...
Eric IsomOwner| learn.pmguaranteed.comUt, United States
It depends greatly on the size of the team, the size of the project, the maturity of the team members and organization, the type of project, etc. I have managed small software development projects entirely remotely other than 3 face-to-face meetings (kickoff, midway, and closure) that have been quite successful. On the other hand, I have managed small software projects (using a Scrum approach) with only one developer, but needed to be colocated daily with the developer and the SMEs to facilitate requirements definition, etc. Other large projects were successfully outsourced across the world, but required vendor business analysts to relocate from India to the US during the initial stages, and then required me to relocated from the US to India during the later stages. Saving Changes...
Joshua RenderProduct Owner| CognizantHarrisville, Ny, United States
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