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The Successful Software Manager. The definitive guide to growing from developer to manager

The Successful Software Manager. The definitive guide to growing from developer to manager

Herman Fung

Ebook
The Successful Software Manager is a comprehensive and practical guide to managing software developers, software customers, and the process of deciding what software needs to be built. It explains in detail how to develop a management mindset, lead a high-performing developer team, and meet all the expectations of a good manager.

The book will help you whether you’ve chosen to pursue a career in management or have been asked to act up as a manager. Whether you’re a Development Manager, Product Manager, Team Leader, Solution Architect, or IT Director, this is your indispensable guide to all aspects of running your team and working within an organization and dealing with colleagues, customers, potential customers, and technologists, to ensure you build the product your organization needs.

This book is the must-have authoritative guide to managing projects, managing people, and preparing yourself to be an effective manager. The intuitive real-life examples will act as a desk companion for any day-to-day challenge, and beyond that, Herman will show you how to prepare for the next stages and how to achieve career success.
  • 1. Why Do You Want to Become a Manager?
  • 2. What Are the Key Skills I Need?
  • 3. What Is My Job Now?
  • 4. A Week in the Life of a Manager
  • 5. Managing Your Team
  • 6. Asking the Right Questions to Your Users
  • 7. Meetings
  • 8. Design Techniques
  • 9. Validating the Solution
  • 10. Agile, Waterfall, and Everything in Between
  • 11. Always Be Shipping
  • 12. The Training Day
  • 13. Organizational Management in the 21st Century
  • 14. Developing Yourself as a Leader
  • 15. Your Next Steps
  • Title: The Successful Software Manager. The definitive guide to growing from developer to manager
  • Author: Herman Fung
  • Original title: The Successful Software Manager. The definitive guide to growing from developer to manager
  • ISBN: 9781789610987, 9781789610987
  • Date of issue: 2019-06-28
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_2awc
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing