The thing about IM / email communication is that you don't have to sit there unproductive while staring intently at someone to make sure you hear every word and then try to mentally reflect back on the whole conversation in order to give a complete answer. You can keep on coding throughout the discussion, looking up and scrolling back as necessary. You can also toss people quick reference links. If you know you're about to regurgitate the basic purpose of a MOD operator before discussing its application in a particular scenario, you toss up the link to the CF doc. When the person asking is caught up, then you can get down to the specifics of its application with regard to the project at hand. (That's a simple scenario.) And the most beautiful thing about it all is that you can have 3 such coversations going on at once. Finally... which is more productive... a daily hour long round robin cram session during which nothing gets done... or an ongoing chatroom transcript where people can tap into each other as needed on an ongoing basis? Bonus: A log to reference.
Personally, I think whether or not telecommuting is suitable depends on the nature of the project. And frankly, whether one telecommutes or works on-site, most people work much more efficiently indeed without a micro-manager breathing down their necks. A good manager has a well-oiled machine that will run whether or not he's walking from cube to cube nagging people for the proverbial TPS reports. If someone must be micromanaged in order to assure that they complete their tasks... get rid of them! On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave Phillips wrote: > > I don't think the point here is that a project lead or client shouldn't > be > > able to ask the developer a question. That's kind of ludicrous. > However, > > calling and asking a question in detail is just as weasy as turning > around > > and asking a question in detail. > Not for everyone! Some people are more comfortable in person than on > the phone or over IM. > > > > And, better yet, quick questions done over > > IM usually don't turn into long conversations, like they can in person. > > > My experience is that 'quick' IM conversations with clients can often > stretch; just like in person conversations. > > But, I think it all boils down to trust and communication. As long as > "developer" and "manager" can communicate; they'll work well together. > Some people communicate better in person. > > > -- > Jeffry Houser > Flex, ColdFusion, AIR > AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 > -- > Adobe Community Expert < > http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/members/JeffryHouser.html> > My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> > My Podcast: <http://www.theflexshow.com> > My Blog: <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:4000 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
