Mastering the Complex World of Software Management: Increasing Impact and Improving Performance for Software Managers

You were a happy coder, then the opportunity came to lead a team. Unfamiliar assignments come without warning, team members need care and attention, and then the organization demands that you take on roles you hadn’t prepared for and work with people whom you have no idea what they do. It’s a struggle to keep up and often feels like thrashing rather than success.

And yet, you are the lynchpin. Software Managers are responsible for critical product delivery and information processing in the...