Async Remote

by Robert Pankowecki

The book is about improving the process of working on a software application. Wait, but isn’t that what Agile is all about? Yes, but we want to take you further than the standard, classic Agile techniques that you already probably embraced (at least partially). We are talking about soft skills and technical procedures, because both of them can bring you benefits when applied properly.

Genres: Business, Technology, Programming

138 pages, Unknown Binding

Reviews

[Paweł Papke · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is short, too short :-). I wished more areas of remote work were touched. However, described topics are useful, detailed and form a good foundation for remote companies.

I value that suggested solutions were based on the authors' experience and battle-tested in real projects. It was thought-provoking to look inside an authentic remote setup.

A good read not only for people starting the remote journey. The book helps avoid some common pitfalls in IT projects and build a better work environment.

[Paweł Cisło · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is full of strong opinions from a long project development experience of its authors. Throughout the text, we get a lot of different ideas which are worth giving a try in any team size.

Maybe Async Remote could be longer, but it provides lots of external resources, such as blog posts, recommendations and ways of using remote tech tools. Let's use the time saved on reading and try to implement at least a single better change in our team today to achieve the real async state!

[Dariusz Mydlarz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting approach to tasks backlog and no-pr based git flow. Gives an overview on how to set up remote work in a company to make it successful. I found the book interesting, but I thought it’s gonna be a bit longer.

[Dawid Sibiński · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good and "meaty" book. It's relatively short, but you get a lot of practical tips condensed on these pages. Arkency does a great job in asynchronous remote work and communication. If you work in a remote of partially-remote environment, it will be a very valuable read.

[Paweł Sroczyński · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very inspirational. I've implemented a lot of things without the book and still it gave me a lot of inspiration and hints about what to improve in my and my team everyday work. Thank you!

[Majki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really helpful, especially in COVID times where teams were forced to work remote unexpectedly. Contains a lot of information how to organise day-to-day work so we won’t disturb each other.

[J B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Promising at first, unfortunately turns into panegyric of specific tools, especially Flowdock. Author presents some points which might be interesting for people never working outside of Scrum, so it's still worth reading.