Tag: Project Management

Overview:

The most difficult work for any manager is people management. Management is a technical discipline in the technological industry today and is very crucial. In such a time, Camille Fournier has written this book as a practical guide to travel the journey of an engineer to technical manager. The author herself is a tech lead turned CTO and her experiences are shared well in the book. There is actionable advice on how to mentor interns, work with senior staff and address various problems coming in your way. If you have recently become a manager, mentor or leading a team, then this book is ideal for you to get some fresh advice. The author emphasizes on spending time thinking about what you want and accept the fact you are responsible for yourself, how to be a mentor, being a tech lead, managing team and staying technical, managing your time and multiple teams. 

Author:

Camille Fournier

Published In :

2nd April 2017 ( Kindle Edition)

Overview:

Tom DeMarco being a prolific and influential consultant came up with a Project Management novel in the year 1997 called The Deadline. This book provided an overview to principles and outright absurdities affecting productivity of a software development team. It talks about six software products and the content has trademark wit of Tom DeMarco. 

The plot of the book is about how a huge team of developers is divided into eighteen teams, which means three for each of the software products. Every team is different in size and uses different methods; they compete with each other to meet an impossible looking deadline Under different situations mentioned in the book, the author tested project management principles he gather over his lifetime. Some eye-opening approaches are shared with the readers in this witty and entertaining book. 

Author:

Tom DeMarco

Published In: 

1st June 1997