# 5 Tips for Managing Remote Engineers & Development - Touchlab

DevFeed: [5 Tips for Managing Remote Engineers & Development - Touchlab](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/5-tips-for-managing-remote-engineers-development-touchlab-38145.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/5-tips-managing-remote-software-development>)

Published: 2020-03-20T16:56:42Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [code productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-productivity.md>), [Tech Debt](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tech-debt.md>)

Tags: [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [covid-19](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/covid-19.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [legacy-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/legacy-code.md>), [mental-health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mental-health.md>), [mobile-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-engineering.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>), [refactoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/refactoring.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>), [tech-debt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-debt.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>), [work-from-home](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work-from-home.md>)

## AI overview

Touchlab shares five practices for managing remote software development during the COVID-19 pandemic: establish a remote-work cadence, document relevant one-to-one conversations, reduce unnecessary interruptions, prioritize outcomes over activity, and use downtime to reduce technical debt through legacy-code refactoring.

## Source excerpt

Touchlab is a remote-first software development firm. With COVID-19 forcing 100% WFH policies, we're sharing 5 tips for managing remote software dev.