Yes, waiting five hours to then have a synchronous conversation is one way to handle this. Another way is to not assign feature work asynchronously, but to have

Yes, waiting five hours to then have a synchronous conversation is one way to handle this. Another way is to not assign feature work asynchronously, but to have a synchronous meeting where the feature is assigned, to try and ensure that people are aligned before they go off and work on their own. > Real-time conversations are extremely valuable. Of course they are. It's the ability to have a real-time conversation on demand, with no consideration for the counter-party's focus, that is ruinous.