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The Successful Software Manager

By : Herman Fung
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The Successful Software Manager

By: Herman Fung

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page

Keeping it simple, stupid

As a manager, one of your key roles within your team and on of your key responsibilities to your stakeholders is to communicate a variety of information on a timely basis. This information could be technical and delivery-focused, such as information about bugs and incidents, or alternatively, it could be more managerial, such as information about risks, budgets, and PMO processes.

To communicate this information effectively, you need to have the ability to "switch domains." What I mean by this is being able to adapt to a different set of phrases and terminology. You need to be able to flip between technical and business; project and operations; software and infrastructure; and PRINCE2, Waterfall, and Agile, back and forth, seamlessly. The ability to explain things in a language your audience can easily understand is a vital skill in an effective...