Mantle, Mickey W.

Managing the unmanageable : rules, tools, and insights for managing software people and teams / Mickey W. Mantle, Ron Lichty. - Upper Saddle River, NJ : Addison-Wesley, c2013. - xxx, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Why programmers seem unmanageable -- Understanding programmers -- Finding and hiring great programmers -- Getting new programmers started off right -- Becoming an effective programming manager: managing down -- Interlude: rules of thumb and nuggets of wisdom -- Becoming an effective programming manager: managing up, out, and yourself -- Motivating programmers -- Establishing a successful programming culture -- Managing successful software delivery.

9780321822031 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2012023731


Computer programmers--Supervision of.
Computer software developers--Supervision of.
Electronic data processing personnel--Supervision of.
Information technology projects--Management.

HD8039.D37 / M36 2013

005.068/3 MAN / MAN