Remote inclusion in distributed engineering teams
summary
Claim: deliberate meeting rules and cheap tech fix turn a mixed on‑site/offshore group into a single-class, high‑retention team. Concrete actions: 30-second rule (if someone speaks off-camera >30s stop and get everyone on camera), 15-minute rule (silent remote must summarise the last 15 minutes), scheduled 45-minute breaks, and an LTE router 80€ unlimited data line for reliable video. Result: Bosnian teammates fully integrated, zero developer turnover over a year and expressions like "I'm sad this project is ending because of the team."
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:40Mixed teams
- 1:12Twoclass society
- 2:59Agile Manifesto
- 4:01Retrospective
- 5:23Video meeting rules
- 5:41The 30second rule
- 8:36The 15minute rule
- 10:08Equivalence of conversational turntaking
- 12:28The 45minute rule
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