Free Course
Managing Remote Teams with Upwork
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Manage Remote Teams Like a Pro
About this Course
As companies embrace remote work, managers need to adopt strategies tailored to globally distributed teams. In this course you'll learn the tools and develop the skills and strategies needed to hire, manage, and optimize remote teams. Udacity has developed this course in partnership with Upwork, the world's leading professional freelance platform. Managing Remote Teams gives you practical advice on how to build a culture that embraces remote workers and delivers bottomline results for your business. After taking this course, you'll be able to quickly apply remote-team best practices to your existing workforce, or begin building your remote workforce from scratch.
Course Cost
Free
Timeline
Approx. 1 hour
Skill Level
beginner
Included in Product
Rich Learning Content
Interactive Quizzes
Taught by Industry Pros
Self-Paced Learning
Course Leads
James Richards
Chief Technology Officer at Udacity
Mike Paylor
Vice President, Product and Engineering at Upwork
Kirk Werner
Vice President, Content at Udacity
Prerequisites and Requirements
No prerequisite. Anyone who is interested in building and managing remote teams would benefit from the concepts taught in this course.
See the Technology Requirements for using Udacity.
Why Take This Course
This course is specifically designed for remote workers, managers of remote teams, and anyone considering going remote. Having team members spread across time-zones, locales, and cultures requires a completely different way of looking at communication, collaboration, and team-building. In this course you'll hear from leading industry practitioners on the strategies and tools they've developed over the years to manage remote teams effectively. This includes strategies for using Agile methodology for engineering teams, utilizing collaboration tools, and building bonds amongst your team members. After taking this course, you'll be equipped to tackle the challenges involved in creating a cohesive team that rarely comes together face-to-face. In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, remote-team management is a key skill for any professional.
What do I get?
- Instructor videos
- Learn by doing exercises
- Taught by industry professionals