Wartime remote work. A superpower that we learned while being under unique circumstances

I wouldn't have thought about this topic before, but I submitted this session when being in Ukraine, in October 2022, during the eighth month of wartime. I am a Ukrainian IT Project Manager who would like to talk to the world about a superpower that we learned during 2022. A year when your company becomes strong, facing unique, unpredictable challenges. A year of heroic team members. When flexible and careful project management keeps stability and protects projects from chaos. A year of mega support from your clients. A year when IT projects have been successfully delivered no matter what. A year of wartime remote work.

In my session, I'll cover the following:
- Morning of Feb 24, 2022, and our first weeks of wartime.
- Company challenges, support, and lessons we learned:
Keeping constant contact with the team.
Relocation assistance, financial and psychological support for employees.
Flexible & careful project management
- Real stories about developers who became volunteers and defenders but continued doing their work.
- Practicalities of remote work during wartime.
- Pillars that helped Ukrainian teams to support their mental health.

I will also share real-life examples of how many-sided and still successful remote work could be during a force majeure.