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.