The Successful Software Manager by Herman Fung

The Successful Software Manager by Herman Fung

A developer\'s guide to successfully managing teams, customers, and software projects Key Features A complete guide to managing developer teams, software projects, customers, and users Transition successfully from a technical role to management Develop crucial skills to enhance your performance and advance your career Book DescriptionThe Successful Software Manager is a comprehensive and practical guide to managing software developers, software customers, and the process of deciding what software needs to be built. It explains in detail how to develop a management mindset, lead a high-performing developer team, and meet all the expectations of a good manager. The book will help you whether you’ve chosen to pursue a career in management or have been asked to "act up" as a manager. Whether you’re a Development Manager, Product Manager, Team Leader, Solution Architect, or IT Director, this is your indispensable guide to all aspects of running your team and working within an organization and dealing with colleagues, customers, potential customers, and technologists, to ensure you build the product your organization needs. This book is the must-have authoritative guide to managing projects, managing people, and preparing yourself to be an effective manager. The intuitive real-life examples will act as a desk companion for any day-to-day challenge, and beyond that, Herman will show you how to prepare for the next stages and how to achieve career success.What you will learn Decide if moving to management is right for you Develop the skills required for management Lead and manage successful software development projects Understand the various roles in a technical team and how to manage them Motivate and mentor your team Deliver successful training and presentations Lead the design process with storyboards and personas, and validate your solution Who this book is forDevelopment Managers, Product Managers, Team Leaders, Solution Architects, or IT Directors who want to effectively manage colleagues, customers, potential customers, and technologists.

Herman Fung is an internationally experienced IT manager with hands-on knowledge across the software development life cycle and service management framework. He began his career as a tester and developer with several top-tier IT consultancies, as well as, market-leading companies in industry and in government. Since his transition from software developer to manager, Herman has led global teams and managed notable projects in a variety of sectors, including the first implementation of an open source human resources system with the Ministry of Health in Malawi. Tarry Singh is CEO, founder, and AI researcher of AI start-up deepkapha.ai. deepkapha.ai focuses on the following three pillars: AI solutions, AI research, and AI philanthropy. Tarry has 20 years of experience of working with data and has advised CxOs of global organizations to set up data-driven organizations from scratch. He speaks regularly at global AI leadership summits worldwide and conducts workshops on a regular basis with his Technical Architects (TAs) who are currently PhDs in various disciplines such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), computer vision, and robotics. He also participates in co-supervising deep learning PhD projects related to the previously mentioned areas with the world's leading universities in Germany, US, and China. Tarry is Adj. professor/guest lecturer at University of Texas at Dallas, University of Chicago, Copenhagen University, Charité Berlin, and University of Catalunya at Barcelona. Tarry is a seasoned entrepreneur and is currently also a co-founder of another AI start-up focusing on enterprise data management in the new "dataset economy."

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ISBN 13	9781789615531
ISBN 10	1789615534
Title	The Successful Software Manager
Author	Herman Fung
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Packt Publishing Limited
Year published	2019-06-28
Number of pages	442
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