Collaboration Cadence and Tools
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Collaboration cadence refers to the rhythm and frequency of interactions within your team. Collaboration tools are the platforms or software used to facilitate these interactions. Both are crucial for ensuring effective communication and teamwork.
Consider a Product Manager at a remote-first company like Hubspot or Instacart. They might use a combination of synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous (delayed) tools to facilitate collaboration within their team. For synchronous communication, they might use Zoom for weekly planning meetings, one-on-ones, and daily stand-ups. For asynchronous communication, they might use Linear issues for project tracking, Notion for collaborative document editing, and Slack for ongoing discussions and quick questions.
The Product Manager establishes a regular cadence for these interactions, such as daily stand-ups, weekly planning meetings, backlog grooming, and monthly retrospectives. This combination of regular cadence and effective use of collaboration tools helps the team work together effectively, despite being distributed across different time zones.
Balancing the need for regular communication with the risk of meeting fatigue can be challenging. It's also important to choose collaboration tools that meet your team's needs and are used effectively by all members. Not all teams will collaborate using the same tools or cadences, which makes discussions between them difficult (e.g. Biz Dev Team uses Asana and Product Team uses Jira to track tasks).
Reflect on your team's current collaboration cadence and tools. Are there any changes you could make to improve communication and collaboration? Consider both the frequency of your interactions and the tools you use. If you’re not in tech, research some case studies of productivity tools that are used by tech companies.
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