Re: Any advice on remote pairing?

"George Dinwiddie [email protected] [extremeprogramming]" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.programming.extreme-programming
Organization iDIA Computing, LLC
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Milton,

I haven't noticed whether the programmers WANT to pair, or if this is 
something you're imposing on them. That makes a big difference.

  - George

On 10/9/16 9:13 AM, [email protected] [extremeprogramming] wrote:
>
>
> Michel,
>
> It looks like I'll be the mentor. At least in this case, the project
> manager. The hardest part will be getting the pair to work together. It
> all new for them.
>
> I read 'Building Successful Online Communities", a good book. I hired
> the developers not because of their technical skills but based on their
> social skills. I'll still have to see if they can like each other.
>
> I am asking one to act as the navigator, who will take on the extra
> responsibility of setting up the remote systems that will help us
> collaborate as she prepare the style guidelines and testing and refactoring.
>
> They need these contracts and I need to make sure they produce quality.
> We're forming a partnership, so team work is part of what we are doing.
> Because I am the leader, they will have to learn with me.
>
> Thanks


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