10 books for managers of distributed teams

Nowadays, many engineering managers are already building highly distributed teams. Many are doing it for the first time. Many are getting cost-cutting pressure, but are scared to take the leap into an uncertain world of remote work.

Let these books be your guide. All these authors have helped blaze the path for others to get the most out of a distributed development team. oDesk recommends:

The World is FlatSoftware without BordersManaging Virtual TeamsDistance ManagerTelecommuting

Managing TeleworkIntelligent IT OutsourcingMultisourcingAgile Software Development with Scrum Agile and Iterative Development

Happy Reading!

One Response to “ 10 books for managers of distributed teams ”

  1. Thanks, oDesk, for sharing this information.

    I found “Software Without Borders” book by Steve Mezak very interesting and full of great advices both for outsourcing service providers and buyers.

    By the way, I based my article in my blog on information from this book and other resources by Steve Mezak. I hope some of this blog readers will find my article interesting: http://ipolyakov.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-to-find-reliable-vendor-for.html

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