course

Async collaboration for distributed teams

duration

1 hour and 10 minutes

level

Beginner

Get more work done with fewer meetings

Keep your remote teammates connected and moving projects forward, regardless of time zones or geographic locations. You’ll learn how to thoughtfully plan asynchronous collaboration using tools like Jira Work Management, Confluence, and goals.
After this course, you’ll be able to:
  • Use async tools and practices to reduce meeting time.
  • Boost the efficiency and engagement of your distributed team.
  • Improve team effectiveness using Atlassian best practices.
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7 Lessons in this course

10 minutes
Sync vs. async communication

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - Define the relationship between synchronous and asynchronous communication - Describe the business and cultural benefits to asynchronous communication - Use the three collaboration touch points to determine when you need sync and async collaboration

Sections
  • Compare synchronous and asynchronous communication
10 minutes
Async alternatives to face-to-face meetings

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - List the recommended async collaboration tools - Describe the advantages to using each recommended collaboration tool

Sections
  • Explore async alternatives to face-to-face meetings
10 minutes
Ideation tactics for distributed teams

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - Describe the three types of ideation - Leverage async brainstorming tools to generate more discussion and ideas - Utilize the DACI decision-making template to align your team and move work forward  - Use Confluence to document and plan a project

Sections
  • Explore ideation tactics for distributed teams
10 minutes
How to plan and manage work asynchronously

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - List the recommended work management and team workspace tools - Describe the advantages to using each recommended work management tool - Leverage Jira Work Management to track and update work

Sections
  • How do you plan and manage work asynchronously?
10 minutes
How to use async pre-work to run better meetings

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - Determine what async pre-work is needed to ensure your synchronous meeting time is effective - Leverage Confluence and Loom to quickly share information and gather feedback before a meeting

Sections
  • How do you use async pre-work to run better meetings?
10 minutes
How to replace status meetings with an async tool

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to: - Describe the purpose of a status meeting and why it can be accomplished async - List the recommended tools for async status updates - Describe the advantages to using each recommended tool - Leverage Atlas to share status updates with stakeholders async

Sections
  • How do you replace status meetings with an async tool?