Here's how you can overcome the potential drawbacks of remote work as a system architect.

First of all, there are challenges in all types of work, it is not just the challenges. I think, the main point - be useful while respecting your priorities and commitments. As an experienced architect, you can help many more people than you used to have in the office around you. Next, maintain the presence. It is not only the meetings - it is documents, reviews, comments, email threads. You are physically away but you are engaged in the conversation. It is the "mental distance" from the team that makes you less useful, not the physical one. Meetings are important, so being prompt is important. During the virtual meetings it may be more difficult to maintain the order of comments, so be as respectful as possible to let others speak.

Have practical knowledge and experience with collaborati and communicationa platforms like Teams, Zoom and Google Workspace is a big plus along side ITSM processs and tools like ITIL, Agile, Jira, ServiceNow and Zendesk From my point of view these are the foundational requirements for a good remote work professional.

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Tooling hasn't changed much since 2010 +/- it's the mindset of people that is still adapting to the reality that we aren't working in factories and now with everything being cloud anyway, unless you're working directly with hardware you already know all the tools you need to do your job remotely, the only question is if you've the right mindset and discipline for it.

No cenário atual de trabalho remoto, a ado??o de um conjunto robusto de ferramentas digitais é essencial. No entanto, o trabalho remoto imp?e a necessidade de ferramentas de colabora??o e gerenciamento de projetos que suportem controle de vers?o, edi??o em tempo real e comunica??o contínua, além de fluxo contínuo de seguran?a da informa??o.

- it keeps clear the importance of defining the limits between personal and work life - it may be interesting to suggest some techniques or strategies to make the time more productive and avoid unnecessary overtime hours, ie: a) normally working remotely in international companies there may be timezones differences. So it is important to identify the overlaps (or closest times possible) to collaborative work and keep the times with no overlaps for head down kind of work b) working remotely may also add one challenge of parallelism - or getting involved in parallel activities/projects with no connected contexts belong them. So it may be useful to adopt any time slot approach, like Pomodoro

This can be a very difficult balancing act working for a global corporation. At present i typically operate in the US Mountain Time Zone and interact with peers coast to coast. i also regularly interact with peers in Europe, India and China so the combined “work day” spans 24 hours…

- Create a dedicated work area at home. - Inform team and clients of your availability. - Schedule regular short breaks. - Avoid checking work emails/messages after hours. - Engage in relaxing activities. - Utilize tools for efficient task management.

Working remotely also has posed a challenge of merging office and person work boundaries. It requires a great deal of integrity and self discipline to handle both efficiently and effectively.

I cannot stress the importance of clear and effective communication in any setup. We as humans tend to assume things be they simple or complex, often resulting in things not going according to plan. I have learned this the hard way and if I have to redo it all over again here is what I will change in my approach: - Schedule regular meetings to make sure the team is aligned with your goals, - Use collaborative tools like Slack/Teams for real-time communications - Document important decisions and your thought process while taking them - Record your and your team's progress thoroughly - Encourage open and constructive feedback in your team - Be "pro-active" rather than "re-active" and encourage your team to be so as well

Communication while working remote can be challenging but a few simple rules help maintain a professional environment. - Dress and groom as if you go into the office. No sleepwear! - Always turn on your camera. Have you ever been in an office meeting behind a wall? On camera shows respect and fosters better communication. - be on time. Nothing is more frustrating than “let’s give it another five minutes “ - make sure your audio and video are working! Everyone loves the “you are muted” call outs… - keep notes and send out minutes if it is your meeting.

In my experience, remote communication is much more effective than onsite. For example, remote participants can save conversations, take screenshots and recordings, etc., So, the question should be different: How to approach the communication benefits of remote workers even when you are in the office?

D'après mon expérience la communication à distance aide beaucoup en cas de situation difficile où par exemple, il n'y a rien d'autre à faire que de dépêcher un expert de l'extérieur. Une intervention à distance suffit pour relever de gros défis.

Ici encore tout est OK, pas grand chose à ajouter si ce n'est qu'en observant nos jeunes des générations Z et surtout Alpha (joueurs de Roblox et autres enfants de Discord) il y a de quoi s'inspirer pour adapter et affiner ces bonnes pratiques. J'ajouterai qu'en plus des outils techniques, il est bon de faire des points météo en visio, deux fois par jour, sans obligation de présence, de quelques minutes à peine. ?a permet de se voir et tout comme dans une mêlée Scrum, d'échanger sur ce que l'on a fait et ce que l'on va faire, voire demander de l'aide et du soutien plut?t que de rester seul.

Overcoming the potential drawbacks of working remotely as a systems architect requires a strategic approach and the use of appropriate tools and practices. Professional development and continuous training are important: - Attend online courses and webinars to stay up to date on the latest technologies and trends in the systems architecture industry. - Earn recognized certifications to demonstrate your skills and increase your professional credibility. In this way, a system architect can effectively overcome the potential drawbacks of remote work, maintaining high productivity and quality of work.

In today's rapidly changing landscape, staying ahead of the curve requires a commitment to ongoing learning and development. I've learned that investing in myself - whether through reading industry blogs, attending webinars, or pursuing advanced degrees - is crucial for staying adaptable and innovative. I've come to embrace a growth mindset, seeking out new knowledge and experiences, and viewing challenges and failures as opportunities for growth. I'm grateful for the support of my network, who inspire and learn with me. Let's continue to prioritize continuous learning and development, both individually and collectively. By doing so, we'll stay future-ready and achieve our goals.

Je suis né, comme tout le monde, autodidacte et surtout je le suis resté. J'adore apprendre et même apprendre à apprendre. Bien s?r qu'il faut continuer de se former et pas que sur nos domaines de prédilection mais aussi en faisant quelques pas de coté. En sortant de notre zone de confort. En me basant sur mon expérience durant ces deux dernières décennies, je dirai que le plus dur c'est de trouver le juste équilibre entre travail facturé (ou salarié), réseautage comme disent nos amis Québécois, formations et expérimentation (quand on est dans l'IT on expérimente aussi beaucoup). Et tout cela sans oublier nos familles et amis en priorité !

Staying updated with the latest in your field is a must. There are so many great online courses and webinars out there. I try to set aside some time each week to learn something new – it keeps things fresh and exciting.

Continuous learning is the need of the hour now than earlier. With fast changing pervasive intelligence world, it is necessary to keep learning to cope up with the advancement

Automating repetitive tasks is essential for time saving and give more focus for areas that requires an innovative solutions, more and above if you succeed to develop a solid automated workflow than you paved the way to all your team members for more productivity

Optimizing workflow through automation is essential for system architects working remotely, and here's why: 1. Increases Efficiency 2. Saves Time 3. Reduces Errors 4. Improves Consistency 5. Enhances Productivity 6. Facilitates Scalability

Pour ce 5e point, bien s?r qu'il faut automatiser les flux et il y a pléthore de solutions en 2024 pour le faire : Développer des scripts pour automatiser des taches courantes comme la configuration des environnements de test et de production, le déploiement de nouvelles versions de logiciels, ou la gestion des sauvegardes. (Bash, PowerShell, ou encore Python à minima). Des outils comme Terraform, Ansible, et bien d'autres en Cloud permettent de décrire et de provisionner l'infrastructure de manière programmable et reproductible. Des outils comme Jenkins, Git... peuvent orchestrer des pipelines d'intégration continue pour les développeurs. En ajoutant l'Agile (Scrum), et beaucoup de collaboratif, on obtient de beaux résultats !

Finding a workflow that really works for you is crucial. I like to streamline my tasks and use automation tools to save time. Every now and then, I review my processes to see if there’s a better way to do things. It’s amazing how small changes can boost your productivity.

Know how to select the routine maintance tasksthat can be automated and only require that require your full attention from routine activities that can be automated and after that will just need you to check if the automation job was executed correctly or not. Its important to highlight that even automation scripts needs enhancments from time to time so have a version control and metrics abobut them is critical.

Stay organized. Use tools such as calendar reminders to schedule specific tasks and ensure you stay on track. Even something as simple as pen and paper to jot notes throughout your day that can be reviewed the next morning. Success while working from home requires self discipline, organization, and planning so that you can stay on task and complete projects. At the same time ensure that you take quick breaks, stand up, walk around, anything to disengage and refresh your mind. We sometimes complained about co-workers interrupting with a drive-by, but those micro breaks helped as a way to disengage from a task and allow your brain to relax.

Have the discipline to learn continuously how to improve your written and visual communication. Being remote forces you to ensure that you not only understand the requirements, but also are able to know and react to any changes in those requirements. By making sure you have a robust communication setup in place, you can turn the remote working situation into an opportunity. Another drawback is being understood - by making sure that you are able to communicate your ideas to a wide audience, you'll be setup to turn the remote working situation into a superpower. You can do this by making sure your diagrams and documents are easy to consume. Simple practices like this go further than you can imagine.

The biggest problem for an architect is to understand the client's wishes and requirements well. Often the client is not familiar with the technologies required for the construction of objects, including IT, and often expresses his needs in an incomplete manner. Imagine that the client tells you: "I want a building to accommodate customers or interested people who want to open an account with". What a client will never tell you is that "the building must have an entrance staircase, as wide and comfortable as possible, that the entrance must be protected by a canopy in case of rain, and that a ramp must be provided for the disabled". It is your job as an architect to discover this 'unspoken need'.