Engineering Management Book Club

I have a non-traditional background for software engineering. Lately I’ve been thinking that my experience from the military, government, and other industries has some lessons in leadership that are useful for other engineering managers, directors, and above.

However, before I go executing on any crazy ideas (like writing a book), I thought it best to review the literature that is already out there. My goal is to avoid repeating what others have said better already. Plus, a review of the state of the industry never hurts. I expect to learn (and re-discover) a lot as I go.

So look for a post a weekday reviewing and summarizing a chapter from a number of books on software engineering management. I’ll kick it off on Monday, January 6th with the foundational The Manager’s Path by Camille Fournier.