Telecommuting is not a new concept, is based on a network and software technology evolved more advanced teamwork approach, which breaks through the limitations of traditional office areas, and to help companies recruit the right people or teams, more help reduce office costs. In the current special period, telecommuting, working from home and other keywords are repeatedly mentioned lack of surprise, which is a lot of software developers in this field never imagined that, in the present case, enable telecommuting, reducing aggregate contacts , does help to control the spread of the virus. But telecommuting is not suitable for all industries, software selection tools also have relied on, and here I Internet-based experience in the industry, inventory of some collaboration tools for your reference.
Foreign telecommuting to the rapid development of the field for many years, there are many more useful tools in Silicon Valley, especially the new generation of technology companies almost every gene telework. And because domestic regulatory reasons, the country is not working, there is no longer listed here
1, instant messaging
Instant messaging software most used should be the QQ / TIM, micro letter, especially micro letter simply pull a group can solve a lot of things, but QQ, micro-channel software personal information are more file storage easy to fail, so for a temporary problem emergency use, need to be used in conjunction with other software.
2, document collaboration
Document collaboration is mainly for planning the content analysis, meeting minutes, and other contract terms online preview and discussion of demand due to a greater amount of content, not suitable for communication in real-time chat tool which requires a separate collaboration tools to solve. Word is that the traditional model of the inside of the annotation feature, you need to save different versions of files, passed around.
Notion
Notion is a certain function as the center, aggregation of other functions. In addition to the basic functions of the document notes, the official use of templates even more: Team Wiki, do list, notes and drafts, design specifications, reading lists, weekly agenda, team calendar ...... even the road map, you can Notion completed in. As to its official definition: a "The notes, task management seamlessly integrated knowledge base and collaboration platform."
It is because of the openness of Notion template, so I sent a team full use of it for the product development project management. Of course, as the feature-rich tools overseas, Notion use threshold is also high, in addition to Chinese localization, but also need to have some understanding of the Wiki knowledge base, task management tools to better manage it.
Graphite document
Graphite as a veteran of the online documentation tool, it is what I have been sent with the products, mainly relatively simple design, function and basic enough. In addition to the stability of the editor, mainly graphite document permission settings feature rich, can share reading and editing rights to strangers, you can also set a password to access, suitable for different needs and scenarios. At the same time support the export of Word, PDF format, you can easily send e-mail and chat.
Documentation Tool is not good to do, people to simultaneously edit the light stability test on very technical support capabilities, and once Bug appears, the data is lost, the consequences are very serious. Graphite in each browser open, collaborative editing capabilities are more stable and reliable.
3, Task Management
Task is teamwork, a very important job, through the Task Manager can be traced, statistical analysis and completion, is an advanced ability to communicate in real-time and after the document collaboration.
Teambition
Teambition after the native tools, and relatively close Trello features many tools product development for many years, it has been acquired Ali. Tool is the advantage of local culture and responsiveness are very good, I sent mainly used for target management and business process management. It features when you create a project to provide 40 kinds of templates, covering product development, marketing aspects, administrative personnel, etc. Each template has been divided into good task flow, as long as you can quickly find the right project to create project and set up a task list.
Masterlab (Community Edition)
Masterlab is a simple and efficient, based on agile project management tools to drive matters and agile development best practices as a design idea, also refer to the Jira and Gitlab outstanding characteristics evolved for the Internet efficient team collaboration and agile development to deliver the ultimate exceptional open source products. Also paid alternative software
- Easy to use, it has a good user experience and flat style
- The innovative mind mapping and project matters integration, project management make it easier
- Pay attention to quality, server-side code (php) follow PSR2 standards, write unit and functional tests
- Support agile development (to-do list, iterative sprint, billboards)
- Masterlab team itself practicing agile development best practices (iterative development, unit testing, continuous integration, automated deployment), and establish a model for the development of the ultimate product
- Project management, including matters of iterations, Kanban, statistics, charts, setting function
- Based matters drive, use it to manage projects, track bug, new functions, tasks, optimization and improvement, improve teamwork efficiency
- Support the entire project or iteration plan Gantt chart
- Customizable workflow and interface status
- Intuitive statistics and graphs, you can keep abreast of the progress of the project and iteration
4, document management
Mainly for storage and transmission of large volumes of video files, batch pictures, procedures, teamwork is a common requirement.
Nuts cloud
Nuts cloud is the earlier file synchronization service, positioning is more biased in favor of office and teamwork. This means that it needs to make enough effort in the design of the connection speed, stability, and the entire system.
The core advantage of cloud is that the Nuts synchronous disk function and file sharing, archiving and cloud Whether it is important for synchronization of the folder, or between colleagues and share large files, nuts cloud performance is very brisk.
Cows fast pass
Cows quickly pass the last two years starting network disk tool, ideal for sharing large files online. It does not require registration can directly upload and download files, most crucially, upload and download speed is very fast, completely open-speed, nor limit the file size of the volume. Its mobile web and iOS client also supports direct preview multimedia files, eliminating repetitive download of pain. If you frequently need to quickly share files with others, especially large files, fast transfer some cows to meet your needs.
5, the meeting discussed
Teamwork, there are always some issues to discuss, such as confirmation on goal programming, details on project implementation, the service tool in the meeting came into being. Call part of the meeting we can choose QQ, micro letters, ZOOM and other professional products to resolve. Here we introduce some of the major conferences during the relevant tools.
Tencent meeting
After using Tencent conference, you can remote collaborative office computer, mobile client, such as micro-channel applet terminal or dial-up. For coordination office scene, Tencent meeting also improve document management functions.
Given the special circumstances of the Spring Festival this year, Tencent announced that the meeting will be open free to all users simultaneously serve up to 300 people meeting online, has been extended to the end of the epidemic.
Explain Everything
Remote whiteboard tools, we can be converted into a conference shared whiteboard. And then to share this piece of white participants who share the code entered in the App, you can join co-edited.
meeting table
A specially tailored to meeting the needs of local collaboration products, WebRTC is characterized by the use of the latest technology, without having to download and install any plug-ins, in Web pages can enjoy the convenience of voice and video services. While providing a shared whiteboard, document sharing display.
6, integrated team collaboration tools
The above inventory of the stand-alone tool, the following is a comprehensive collaboration tools that integrate multiple functions, and features open up to form a complete workflow tool. Higher development and maintenance requirements of such products, the head basically only Internet company to continue to invest, far, mature also Tencent, Ali, beating three bytes.
Enterprise micro letter
Enterprise micro-channel micro-channel communications capabilities-based, integrated address book and internal table, table which includes a calendar, meeting the basic functions, documents, and other micro-plate, third-party application platform, you can also find attendance, finance, CRM, cloud OA and other large number of applications, as well as Tencent to develop their own applications TAPD billboards.
Micro-enterprise as a whole letter, it is more like a middle platform, did not do for the core function of depth adjustment, such as instant chat section, an increase of only read state than micro-letters, schedules and documents are also relatively independent, there is no depth to get through. Thus micro-channel is more suitable business tool is not strong dependency of companies, the system can access their enterprise OA micro channel table, with its main chat and notification features. At present, enterprises opened a micro-channel micro-channel users interoperability, is the business of micro-channel member, you can pull the group to communicate with the micro-channel users, more suitable for a large number of outreach communication needs of the community or organization needed to manage use.
Flying books
The book is due to fly byte beating collaboration tools for internal use, so the product itself with a byte of cultural property, emphasizing individual creativity, as much as possible to reduce management layers. Flying book in real-time chat, on the basis of daily management, the collaborative document referred to a higher level, collectively called cloud space.
In the chat module closer Slack experience, more emphasis on discussion. Calendar module also made more changes, more information can be associated members, documents, and other locations. Station also has a lot of independent third-party applications, including routine examination and approval, payroll, etc., but can also use the API to develop their own robot-related, for example, I sent it to develop a small number of docking site to send a robot inventory and customer service robot, will automatic notification is sent to the designated group.
Nails
Ali nails is a huge investment of enterprise service offerings, it said to be from the year [dealings] product failure, the original cast for the needs of small and medium enterprises to create a nail. Positioning nails are more biased in favor of management, around instant messaging, calendar and task the first place, requiring employees to do their work arrangements. More suitable for the traditional center management enterprises.
Application Center also provides basic network disk, e-mail function, the network disk documentation capabilities supported by WPS, video conference and telephony functions fairly complete, is also a common demand for traditional businesses. In the App Store, with more industry from third-party solutions, such as store accounts, corporate purchasing, fixed assets, claims management, and so on, more broken down than micro-channel business, is also more in line with business objects Ali services. If the workflow is more complete and fixed, pay attention to management and approval of business, more suitable choice nails.
