From the last 1 year, weekly I do 2-3 days WFH. In the past, I have done WFH but my experience was very bad because folks assume WFH is "Work for Home" ;). I learned a lot from these bad experience and now I know how to get 100% out of my WFH/Remote and make sure that folks acknowledge that I am "Working from home" not "Work for home".
Invest in good internet. Make sure your internet is good enough to do video calls. I also have 2 internet connections and so many times it saved me. When one is down I switch to others.
Invest in a good table and chair. Trust me you 'll find yourself more productive once you start working from the table & chair setup rather than working from a sofa or bed. Apart from productivity, it will be also good for your body posture too.
If possible buy a good monitor. I have a monitor and keyboard. Most of the time I work on that only. Good for eyes, neck, and postures too.
Use your calendar efficiently. I prefer to plan my week and day ahead. Either it is 15 min catchup or lunchtime. I block my calendar. This not just helps me to plan my day but also heads-up to my team too when I am available and when I am not.
Calls are better than chat. Do not hesitate to call your team members.
Make use of scrum. Scrum is the place where you should be vocal about your achievements, blocker, leaving early or calling out dependency. Make use of scrum.
Make a schedule. You will start work from 10:00 AM and logout by 6:00 PM. Do not login to your official communicator before or after that.
WFH/Remote is all about keeping communication with your teammates. The most important thing is to communicate when you are NOT and when you are available.
Happy WFH/Remote Working!!
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Great tips. Thanks!