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How to succeed with remote development: Practices I’d insist on
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Remote development succeeds on clarity and feedback loops, not more standups. Here's what I'd insist on as a product partner.
Engineering practices that pay off
- Small PRs with context in the description
- CI that developers trust
- Design docs for non-trivial work
- On-call and incident hygiene that's timezone-aware
- Explicit code ownership
- Shared Definition of Ready/Done that remote teammates can apply without a hallway check
Product ↔ eng collaboration
| Practice | Why |
|---|---|
| Written problem statements | Async across zones |
| Sliceable stories | Continuous integration of value |
| Recorded demos | Stakeholders catch up without meetings |
| Stable sprint goals | Reduce thrash from drive-bys |
What breaks remote teams
- Ambiguous priorities changing daily in chat
- "Quick calls" that exclude half the team
- No documentation for architectural decisions
- Hero culture that doesn't scale
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