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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

Writing the business case and getting sign-off

In Chapter 2, What Are the Key Skills I Need?, and Chapter 3, What is My Job Now?, we discussed how important it is to build a valid business case to justify and support your project. The business case is an essential element of any successful project, especially those using the PRINCE2 methodology because it's one of the seven themes. We've also discussed how it comes under the Project Manager's responsibility for planning.

So, how do you actually write a business case? And how do you go about getting sign-off from your key stakeholders? At its core, a business case is nothing more than some logical reasoning to support the investment to initiate and sustain a project. To do that, it must demonstrate a genuine need as well as the viability of succeeding. This boils down to whether it's considered good value for...