Tried a fully remote team setup versus a hybrid model for six months

We ran two software teams side by side starting in January, one fully remote and one with two days in the office. The remote team's project finished three weeks faster and their code reviews got better feedback. The big difference was they used a strict rule for daily stand-ups and kept all project notes in one shared doc. Has anyone else in Austin seen better results with one model over the other?

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robin6283mo ago

What was the strict rule for the daily stand-ups?

gibson.avery3mo ago

My friend's team had a rule where you had to stand on one leg if you talked too long.

amy_anderson3mo ago

The "strict rule" that actually worked for us was a hard fifteen minute cap. It forced people to be concise and prepared, which solved the rambling problem. We just set a timer and stuck to it.

angela_harris1mo ago

The strictest rule I ever saw was no sitting down, period. Our manager literally took the chairs out of the room before stand-up (it was a small team, so not too hard to do). The idea was if you couldn't sit, you'd be less comfortable and more likely to keep it short. It actually worked, but it felt a little harsh at first. The real trick was that it forced people to physically stand instead of lounging in their chairs, which changed the whole energy of the meeting. Plus, nobody wanted to be the one holding everyone else up while they were all standing around waiting.