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So basically "we were devs and we want managers who are devs" .. which inevitably leads to "we really need some real managers" full disclosure: i am senior dev
by so_tired 8y ago
So basically "we were devs and we want managers who are devs"
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which inevitably leads to "we really need some real managers"
full disclosure: i am senior dev and a bad manager
- icedchai 8y agoyep, me too. it's depressing.
- pjmorris 8y agoDevelopers can acquire 'real manager' skills. Jerry Weinberg, from volume 2 of 'Quality Software Management" "In the four decades I've spent in the software business, I've learned that there are three fundamental abilities needed to do a quality job of managing software engineering: * "the ability to understand complex situations so you can plan a project and then observe and act in order to keep the project going according to plan, or modify the plan; * "the ability to observe what's happening and to understand the significance of our observations in terms of effective adaptive actions; * "the ability to act appropriately in difficult interpersonal situations, even though you may be confused, or angry, or so afraid that you want to run away and hide." Though I have all four volumes of QSM, I lifted the quote from here: http://wiki.c2.com/?QualitySoftwareManagement http://wiki.c2.com/?QualitySoftwareManagement
- mikemajzoub 8y agoThanks for posting those Jerry Weinberg quotes. I'd never heard of him, and just spent a few hours reading up on him. I think I've found another role model tonight :)
- pjmorris 8y agoI got to meet him, several times. He is as thoughtful and eloquent in person as he is in writing. He's certainly one of my role models, so I commend your choice :)