Software Development Management

As an engineer, ever found yourself asking the question: “What the heck is my manager doing?!”. I have, many times. Perhaps you’re on your way to becoming a manager yourself, in which case you might be asking: “What the heck am I getting myself into?!”. Of course, if you’re a manager already, chances are you’ve asked yourself at least once: “What the heck am I doing wrong?!”. No matter how you put it, the question on all of our minds at some point has been: “What should the manager be doing?”, and the only good way to answer that question, is to first answer the ...

In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own homes. Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their own workloads. The business thrived, and Shirley gradually transferred ownership to her staff, creating 70 millionaires in the process.

A guide to navigating the messiness of software development process change, dealing with all the legacy organizational elements, and focusing on increasing business agility.

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You have a limited amount of time to create software, especially when you’re given a deadline, self-imposed or not. You’ll want to make sure that the software you build is at least decent but more importantly, on time. How do you balance quality with time? This audiobook dives into these very important topics. After listening to Scrum Essentials, you will know about scrum roles, sprints, scrum artifacts, and much more.

Are you frustrated or disenchanted by the results of your Agile approach? Does Agile sound like a good idea, but you're not sure how to explain it beyond roles, practices, and meetings? Is your team going through the motions, but it's still business as usual? The missing piece is the Agile mindset - the thinking that makes Agile processes work.

The Agile methodology is a project management methodology that uses short development cycles (called "sprints") to focus on continuous improvement in the development of a product or service. It consists of a family of methods (including Scrum, extreme programming (XP), test-driven development (TDD), and feature-driven development (FDD), each of which has the objective to provide a better product in less time, avoiding development of useless functions and overcoming errors that a traditional planning method could result in, both for big and small projects.

Kanban (or signboard in Japanese) is a scheduling system used in lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. The Kanban system focuses on eliminating waste, improving efficiency, and maximizing resources while reducing costs, all at the same time. Recognizing the benefits of this system, project managers around the world have started looking at Kanban as an effective project management tool. With Kanban, you’ll be able to equip yourself with the skills to become a master of project management.

You see, most people make the same mistakes when it comes to getting things done, as well as getting the right things done. But with this audiobook, you can learn about Kanban methodology so you can optimize the workflow to serve a specific purpose, ensuring customer satisfaction. This audiobook is organized in such a way that anybody, even a complete beginner, can learn from it. This guide is also perfect for experienced people, those who are looking for a new system to add quality to their work.

Managing Developers in the Age of Entitlement: A Tech Leader's Guide is an essential resource for navigating the nuanced challenges of modern tech leadership. This book presents a comprehensive examination of the evolving landscape of software development management, particularly in the context of today’s entitlement culture within tech teams. At the core of this guide is an insightful exploration into managing the unique attitudes and behaviors emerging in the tech world, where entitlement and individualism are increasingly prevalent. The book begins by dissecting the origins and impacts...

Imagine how fast your company could grow when you finally learn how to condense the work in your software development processes with a method that offers your team and customers full satisfaction and freedom and one that gives you results in the shortest time possible. Say good-bye to poor product quality, less control, poor customer and team satisfaction, and achieve a faster ROI in software development with Scrum!

The Engineering Manager’s How-To Guide is written by an engineering manager (yours truly) for engineering managers. When I first became an engineering manager, I wasn’t as effective as I could have been. I’ve always been an avid reader, I’ve read many leadership books, I could recite paragraphs from Simon Sinek’s famous book, Start With Why and I could retell all the stories from Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. Don’t get me wrong, those books were totally amazing, and they helped me in being a great people manager but I wasn’t a very effective ...

Are you a coder or part of a development team? If so, you've likely heard of Agile principles, SCRUM, and Kanban. But what do these terms really mean? In this book, Agile, SCRUM and Kanban Foundations, we will delve into each of these topics. We'll discuss how they can improve your productivity as a software developer, and we'll also talk about avoiding costly mistakes organizations make when adopting Agile principles. Now, if you expect to find terms and definitions that you'll quickly forget, you won't find them here. My goal is to help you understand the core values behind agility in a ...

Learning new software development processes can be difficult, but switching to Agile doesn't need to be complicated. Explore the theories behind Agile software development, and learn how to make it work for you. In a gentle Introduction to Agile software development, author Stephen Haunts will guide you to a fuller understanding of Agile, Scrum, Extreme Programming, and Agile Project Management. You will learn about the advantages and disadvantages, and how to get the most out of it.

"Conquer the CLEP Information Systems Exam" is your ultimate companion for preparing for the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) in Information Systems. This comprehensive study guide covers all the essential topics and concepts tested in the exam, providing you with the knowledge and skills needed to ace the test with confidence. Inside, you'll find detailed explanations, practice questions, and exam strategies designed to help you master key areas such as office systems, e-commerce, enterprise-wide systems, information processing methods, internet technologies, and more. Whether ...

In recent years, DevOps has become an increasingly popular approach to software development and delivery. It brings together the practices of software development and IT operations to enable faster and more efficient delivery of software. One of the key components of DevOps is release management, which is the process of planning, scheduling, coordinating, and deploying software releases.

Waterfall methodology is part of the linear, scope-driven lifecycles family of approaches. As it is the manifestation of the command-and-control organization, it is highly prescriptive. Almost all organizations using the methodology have a similar set of processes, mostly based on the PMBOK (more on that later).

Leading an Agile team calls for unexpected changes and typical project management tactics. You simply can't approach an Agile project with the same mentality as you usually use. Agile teams are self-organized, self-directing, and lack a hierarchical structure that often defines project management.

The dramatic increase in cyber compromises over the past five years, specifically of software supply chains, prompted intense scrutiny of measures to strengthen the resilience of supply chains for software used throughout government and critical infrastructure. Several policies and working groups at multiple levels within the U.S. Government focus on this need to ensure the authenticity, integrity, and trustworthiness of software products.

Today's tech unicorns develop software differently. They've developed a way of working that lets them scale like an enterprise while working like a startup. These techniques can be learned. This book takes you behind the scenes and shows you how companies like Google, Facebook, and Spotify do it. Leverage their insights, so your teams can work better together, ship higher-quality product faster, innovate more quickly, and compete with the unicorns.