{"id":13086,"date":"2020-04-07T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage-fp.webenv.pl\/blog\/?p=13086"},"modified":"2020-04-14T12:54:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T10:54:22","slug":"managing-a-remote-team-toolbox-for-team-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/managing-a-remote-team-toolbox-for-team-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing a remote team &#8211; toolbox for Team Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We talked to the Team Leaders at Future Processing and prepared a list of tools they find particularly useful while working from homes.&nbsp;Some of them are&nbsp;related to improving team\u2019s communication, other helping&nbsp;organising workshop&nbsp;and&nbsp;retros&nbsp;or managing the projects.&nbsp;Most&nbsp;of them&nbsp;have&nbsp;got free plans&nbsp;or demo versions so that it is possible to try them without&nbsp;any strings attached.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you&#8217;ll find them useful as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Communication\u00a0platforms<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Microsoft Teams&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/microsoft-teams\/group-chat-software\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/microsoft-teams\/group-chat-software<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp; -sharing files, chatting and organizing individual and groups calls\/teleconferences&nbsp;&#8211; integrated with Microsoft 365&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>GoToMeeting&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gotomeeting.com\/en-pl\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.gotomeeting.com\/en-pl<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; video conferencing with HD quality&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WebEx&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.webex.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; video conferencing &#8211; integrated with Microsoft 365 and Google tools&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Skype&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skype.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.skype.com\/en\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; sharing files, chatting,&nbsp;organising individual and groups calls\/video&nbsp;conferencing&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Slack&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/slack.com\/intl\/en-pl\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/slack.com<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; open and private team communication as well as sharing files.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Krisp&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/krisp.ai\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; muting&nbsp;background&nbsp;noise during calls \u2013 compatible with various communication platforms.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Tools for remote workshops &amp;&nbsp;online whiteboards<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Miro<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.miro.com<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; collaborating with a remote&nbsp;whiteboard&nbsp;that is easy to use and rich in options&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mural<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mural.co\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/mural.co\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; collaborating<strong>&nbsp;remotely- tool for brainstorming, workshop, planning, designing and more<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Kanban boards&nbsp;for project management<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Jira&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; planning and tracking your team\u2019s work&nbsp;with available reports&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Trello&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/trello.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; organising and&nbsp;prioritising&nbsp;individual&nbsp;and&nbsp;teamwork&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Asana&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/asana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/asana.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; planning and&nbsp;structiring&nbsp;work, setting priorities, sharing details and managing tasks&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Cloud&nbsp;for accessing documents from wherever you are<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Office 365&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.office.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.office.com<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; storing files,&nbsp;sharing it with other people- integrated with&nbsp;all the Microsoft tools&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Google drive&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/drive\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.google.com\/drive\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; storing files, sharing it with other people- integrated with Google apps&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Tools for&nbsp;conducting&nbsp;restrospective&nbsp;meetings<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>FunRetro&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/funretro.io\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/funretro.io\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; organising quick, collaborative&nbsp;team&nbsp;sessions&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Retrium&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.retrium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.retrium.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; organising team sessions&nbsp;with industry examples&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Tools for creating polls &amp; surveys<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Poll maker&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poll-maker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.poll-maker.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; creating&nbsp;nicely looking pools quickly&nbsp;with no signup&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Polleverywhere&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polleverywhere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.polleverywhere.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; creating&nbsp;polls \u2013 integrated with PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Typeform<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.typeform.com\/surveys\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.typeform.com\/surveys\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; creating fully customisable surveys&nbsp;with a lot of templates to choose from&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Tools for feedback<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Chimp or Champ&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chimporchamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/chimporchamp.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; measuring anonymously&nbsp;team&nbsp;happiness&nbsp;frequently in an engaging way&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The Team Canvas&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/theteamcanvas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/theteamcanvas.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; organising team meetings, resolving conflicts&nbsp;and building productive team culture&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Office vibe&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/officevibe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/officevibe.com\/<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; creating surveys, planning 1-on-1s,&nbsp;anonymous messaging,&nbsp;tracking progress (reports)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Time management tools<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Rescue time&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rescuetime.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.rescuetime.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; helping to better organise your day and&nbsp;manage time efficiently&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Clockify<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/clockify.me\/<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; tracking time&nbsp;software&nbsp;and increasing productivity&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Timezone<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/timezone.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timezone.io\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8211; informing&nbsp;\u201cwhen\u201d your&nbsp;team members are at the time if working from different&nbsp;timezones&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Document editing and writing&nbsp;tools<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Confluence&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/confluence\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/confluence<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; team workspace&nbsp;for creating&nbsp;and collaborating&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Google&nbsp;Docs&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/docs\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/docs\/about\/<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; creating and editing&nbsp;files that can be easily shared with others&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Tools for creating graphs &amp;&nbsp;mindmaps<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Canva<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.canva.com<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; graphics with&nbsp;ready-made templates and&nbsp;simple&nbsp;design tools&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mindmup<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindmup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.mindmup.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; easy and quick mind maps&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>X-mind<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xmind.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.xmind.net\/<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; mind maps with a lot of available graphic design options&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a great load of&nbsp;software solutions&nbsp;that help to manage a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/software-services\/software-development-teams\/remote-team\/\">remote team<\/a>.&nbsp;They are powerful tools&nbsp;that can positively influence your team\u2019s efficiency and sense of working together as a team,&nbsp;even if&nbsp;not located together in one office.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>If you&nbsp;have problems managing your remote time or&nbsp;don\u2019t know how to start, why not try&nbsp;using&nbsp;the ones&nbsp;from the above list?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Looking for more information?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"b-button\">\n            <a class=\"o-button o-button--primary o-button--s o-button--icon-right o-button--arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/how-to-motivate-team\/\">\n            Check our tips on how to motivate a team while working remotely \n            <svg class='o-icon o-icon--16 o-icon--arrow '>\n            <use xlink:href='#icon-16_arrow'><\/use>\n          <\/svg>\n                            <svg class='o-icon o-icon--24 o-icon--arrow '>\n            <use xlink:href='#icon-24_arrow'><\/use>\n          <\/svg>                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading a team that works remotely for long time is a challenge. 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