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by Benjamin Jakobus (Author), Pedro Henrique Lobato Sena (Author), Claudio Souza (Author)
If you are asking yourself Why are my engineers unable to deliver?, Why are so many engineers leaving? or Why is our software riddled with bugs?, then you've come to the right place. This book acts as a concise, practical guide on how to lead successful agile projects in a remote environment.
The authors draw from industry experience and a wide range of fields and disciplines--from software engineering to criminology and sociology--to teach you how to maintain technical oversight, manage deadlines, and calibrate expectations, while also creating and maintaining a healthy remote work environment. You will gain both practical tips grounded in reality, while learning why such tips work by navigating the background on which they are founded--from Broken Window Theory, Labeling Theory to the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Leadership Paradigms for Remote Agile Development will show you how to avoid the most common mistakes and pitfalls that cause engineering projects to fail while at the same time maintaining high ethical standards.
What You'll Learn
- Manage feedback, reduce bureaucracy, create and adapt processes
- Understand what to look for in new hires
- Carve out a solid road to success for any type of software project
Who This Book Is For
Anyone who is in, or wishes to move into, an IT leadership position, such as senior software engineers, founders, engineering managers, or team/tech leads.
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If you are asking yourself Why are my engineers unable to deliver?, Why are so many engineers leaving? or Why is our software riddled with bugs?, then you've come to the right place. This book acts as a concise, practical guide on how to lead successful agile projects in a remote environment.
The authors draw from industry experience and a wide range of fields and disciplines--from software engineering to criminology and sociology--to teach you how to maintain technical oversight, manage deadlines, and calibrate expectations, while also creating and maintaining a healthy remote work environment. You will gain both practical tips grounded in reality, while learning why such tips work by navigating the background on which they are founded--from Broken Window Theory, Labeling Theory to the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Leadership Paradigms for Remote Agile Development will show you how to avoid the most common mistakes and pitfalls that cause engineering projects to fail while at the same time maintaining high ethical standards.
You will:
- Manage feedback, reduce bureaucracy, create and adapt processes
- Understand what to look for in new hires
- Carve out a solid road to success for any type of software project
Author Biography
Benjamin Jakobus is a tech lead at a large Fintech company. Over the course of his career, he has worked as a software engineer across a range of industries, from large multinationals to small silicon valley startups. He is the author of "Mastering Bootstrap 4", published in 2 editions by Packt Publishing, and occasionally writes and contributes to technical and scientific articles.
He received his M.Sc. in "Advanced Computing" from Imperial College London, and his B.Sc. in Computer Science from University College Cork. Born in Germany and raised in Ireland, he currently lives in Brazil.
Pedro Sena is a Senior Software Engineer with over 15 years of experience, 12 of those working remotely. He created software for a wide range of industries, including shop floor automation, tourism, banking and e-commerce as well as different types of SaaS (Software as a Service) applications.
He received his degree as "Technologist in Informatics" from FASP, in Brazil where he was born and currently lives.
Claudio Souza is a Software Engineering Leader and Founder with over 25 years of experience, 10 of those in remote organizations.
He started as a software developer in a small consulting company until he became a Staff Engineer in Latin America's largest Newsmedia corps. During his career, he designed and implemented applications currently serving over 600m users.
He's experienced Eng. Leader and G.M, having interviewed over 2000 people, hiring and managing over 200, and led over $300M in revenue while directly managing organizations with over fifty people.
He studied Computer Science at Moacyr Sreder Bastos University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he was born and currently lives in Connecticut, United States.
