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The Successful Software Manager: The definitive guide to growing from developer to manager
Authors: Herman Fung
ISBN-10 书号: 1789615534
ISBN-13 书号: 9781789615531
Publisher Finelybook 出版日期: 2019-06-28
pages 页数: 442 pages
Publisher Finelybook 出版社: Packt
Book Description
A developer’s guide to successfully managing teams,customers,and software projects
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.
What you will learn
Decide if moving to management is right for you
Develop the skills required for management
Lead and manage successful software development projects
Understand the various roles in a technical team and how to manage them
Motivate and mentor your team
Deliver successful training and presentations
Lead the design process with storyboards and personas,and validate your solution
contents
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
