Comments on: Communication and Coaching http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/06/communication-and-coaching/ It's all about delivering Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sean http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/06/communication-and-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Sean Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:28:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=251#comment-298 Cory,<br /><br />I've been struggling with how to do some form of pairing on distributed teams. One thing I have found that really helps maintain the exchange of ideas is ping ponging. (see http://sean-carley.blogspot.com/2006/04/ping-pong-programming-no-pairing_08.html). If you have video while you work, I think ping ponging would help a great deal but I feel your pain on the white boarding. Maybe a distributed drawing app would help alleviate that some, though certainly not all the way. Let us know your progress. This is an important issue to many of us. Cory,

I’ve been struggling with how to do some form of pairing on distributed teams. One thing I have found that really helps maintain the exchange of ideas is ping ponging. (see http://sean-carley.blogspot.com/2006/04/ping-pong-programming-no-pairing_08.html). If you have video while you work, I think ping ponging would help a great deal but I feel your pain on the white boarding. Maybe a distributed drawing app would help alleviate that some, though certainly not all the way. Let us know your progress. This is an important issue to many of us.

]]> By: Cory Foy http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/06/communication-and-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Cory Foy Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:30:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=251#comment-299 Thanks for the reply, Chris. The challenge is that when you are virtual pairing it becomes harder to grab a whiteboard and sketch ideas, and other things become harder overall.<br /><br />We use a point-to-point link between our offices, so we get pretty good quality video between them, and it is still just not the same as being there.<br /><br />Although good idea about the second machine - I'll keep that in mind! Thanks for the reply, Chris. The challenge is that when you are virtual pairing it becomes harder to grab a whiteboard and sketch ideas, and other things become harder overall.

We use a point-to-point link between our offices, so we get pretty good quality video between them, and it is still just not the same as being there.

Although good idea about the second machine – I’ll keep that in mind!

]]> By: Chris Bernard http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/06/communication-and-coaching/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Chris Bernard Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:28:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=251#comment-300 I've found that virtual pairing works well just using vnc and skype. I run skype on a second machine when I host to make the workstation snappier. Sometimes it's even better than jockying for physical space! Light weight headphones are key; I've had good luck with the Parrott TalkPro Xpress (http://www.vxicorp.com/storefront/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=200807) I’ve found that virtual pairing works well just using vnc and skype. I run skype on a second machine when I host to make the workstation snappier. Sometimes it’s even better than jockying for physical space! Light weight headphones are key; I’ve had good luck with the Parrott TalkPro Xpress (http://www.vxicorp.com/storefront/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=200807)

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