There are around 7-10 developers working under me. I am thinking to give my devs working remote option . What are the best practises that i should follow or better question how do I plan "working remotely".
This is a big topic. I am assuming you are all centralized today given how you worded it.<p>Assuming the team has worked together in a central office so far, it is best to do this slowly and expect some headaches and maybe a false start or two. Start with going to a remote friendly environment where you allow remote work 2 days a week and work through the communication changes. Then open it to more days as you work through the process.<p>The biggest change is communications, no matter how small all communication has to be done in a remote friendly way. Even impromptu meetings can't have a final resolution until you include the remote participants. So essentially decisions will slow down, especially at first but it gets normalized after sometime. Also, recognize that not everyone can work remote because it requires a different mindset, for example, some people trying to work from home are totally distracted and aren't productive.<p>I have led remote teams for a long time, I am happy to answer specific questions or help anyway I can. The biggest thing is communications and making sure people always feel included and no one is left out. This is a hard thing to do, so do not underestimate the amount of effort it takes, especially if you already have an existing team since it is changing the way people work today versus starting that way.