Description
| Product ID: | 9780135667361 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Managing the Unmanageable |
| Subtitle: | Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams |
| Authors: | Author: Mickey Mantle, Ron Lichty |
| Page Count: | 544 |
| Subjects: | Management and management techniques, Management & management techniques, Software Engineering, Software Engineering |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Even today, many software projects still run catastrophically over schedule and budget; some organizations simply conclude that software development can’t be managed well. But it can -- and it starts with people. In their eagerly awaited, extensively updated Managing the Unmanageable, Second Edition, Mickey W. Mantle and Ron Lichty show students how software managers can hire and develop programmers and build teams that are truly, consistently manageable. This book guides students in:
Significant updates in this edition include:
The Essential Guide to Effectively Managing Developers So You Can Deliver Better Software—Now Extensively Updated “Lichty and Mantle have assembled a guide that will help you hire, motivate, and mentor a software development team that functions at the highest level. Their rules of thumb and coaching advice form a great blueprint for new and experienced software engineering managers alike.” Today, many software projects continue to run catastrophically over schedule and budget, and still don’t deliver what customers want. Some organizations conclude that software development can’t be managed well. But it can—and it starts with people. In their extensively updated Managing the Unmanageable, Second Edition, Mickey W. Mantle and Ron Lichty show how to hire and develop programmers, onboard new hires quickly and successfully, and build and nurture highly effective and productive teams. Drawing on over 80 years of combined industry experience, the authors share Rules of Thumb, Nuggets of Wisdom, checklists, and other Tools for successfully leading programmers and teams, whether they’re co-located or dispersed worldwide. This edition adds extensive new Agile coverage, new approaches to recruitment and onboarding, expanded coverage of handling problem employees, and much more. Whether you’re new to software management or you’ve done it for years, you’ll find indispensable advice for handling your challenges and delivering outstanding software.
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| Imprint Name: | Addison Wesley |
| Publisher Name: | Pearson Education (US) |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-01-06 |
