A manager who truly supports both, and who understands the domain thoroughly. And who is willing to -- and politically capable of -- running some interference, when necessary.
100% assignment, or close to it -- a real team. Not 20% this team, 10% that team, and oh help these guys out, but not over 2 hours a week. Yeah, people may get "loaned out" once and a while, for a week or two, maybe even a month. But no steady-state divided loyalty and demands from management.
And even when you're on loan, you know who you belong to. See further, above, re "running interference".
P.S. What I mean in part is, with a seasoned team and good management, this actually facilitates work. People are enabled to solve problems -- including independently. Belonging somewhere, and having effective management, help to keep external BS from gaining too much traction on them. These are people who want to do their job and do it well. And who can think for themselves and make good choices independently, while also communicating them clearly and without feeling -- or feeling the need to be -- overly defensive.
At least, this is what I saw on one of the most effective teams I was assigned to, with several remote members. Physical location didn't matter -- the rest did.
Honest communication.
A manager who truly supports both, and who understands the domain thoroughly. And who is willing to -- and politically capable of -- running some interference, when necessary.
100% assignment, or close to it -- a real team. Not 20% this team, 10% that team, and oh help these guys out, but not over 2 hours a week. Yeah, people may get "loaned out" once and a while, for a week or two, maybe even a month. But no steady-state divided loyalty and demands from management.
And even when you're on loan, you know who you belong to. See further, above, re "running interference".
P.S. What I mean in part is, with a seasoned team and good management, this actually facilitates work. People are enabled to solve problems -- including independently. Belonging somewhere, and having effective management, help to keep external BS from gaining too much traction on them. These are people who want to do their job and do it well. And who can think for themselves and make good choices independently, while also communicating them clearly and without feeling -- or feeling the need to be -- overly defensive.
At least, this is what I saw on one of the most effective teams I was assigned to, with several remote members. Physical location didn't matter -- the rest did.