Meeting Minutes
Who attended: Tony, Kate
Due Dates: Everyone’s part is due Friday, December 10th, and Saturday morning (8am) Kate will put everything together. Please add your information to this
page (under your bullet point) so that it makes it easy to put into the format we are going to use.
We plan to use template number 1 (Employee Remote WFH Policy and Guidelines) from the link below at the bottom of the page.
Shaun can you submit the final project on Sunday?
**Make sure you also submit your portion so you get for credit M 7 4.1
Next meeting: Tuesday, December 14th @ 9pm EST
As a group, your first step should be to research some of the struggles that have occurred in different organizations in a department similar to yours. As a
group, determine the best practices from lessons learned. Your plan to take your department remote should have the following elements:
Determination of essential workers and/or schedule for rotating essential workers based upon their title and role. (Who is doing what, where and why? What
skillsets are needed? We want the right people in the right seats?) Lou
Roles and responsibilities. Set clear expectations of each person and/or role.Lou
A plan to handle flexible working schedules, ensuring there is no overtime, and the work is completed effectively and efficiently. Devise a plan for remote time
off. Shaun
Timeframe for going remote effectively. Kate
Communication plan for going remote and returning to work. How will you know when to start the return-to-work planning and messaging? Kate
Plan to support and engage remote workers. Tony
How will you maintain trust? Shaun
How will you measure performance? Fatimo
Provide a list of resources the department will need, where they will come from and how they will be distributed. Tony
Remote Team Transition Templates
Your team’s research should help drive your recommendations. Consider the unique issues your particular department may have. Also, consider the diverse
needs of your team, including those who may be hesitant or face barriers to working remotely.
Here are some templates that can help to organize your work: https://venngage.com/blog/remote-team-templates/