CHAPTER2

Talent Management

This chapter describes engineer work styles, planning for team and product evolution, and the importance of hiring only the best engineers.

Team Planning

As a development manager, you have goals and deadlines for products and particular customer needs, and that is the day-to-day part of your business. You also have innovation and strategic maneuvering, which drive tomorrow’s goals and deadlines. Capable leadership will identify and guide the organization toward shifting goals over time, perhaps rapidly, so your teams should be prepared to meet today’s and tomorrow’s needs.

Specialists and Generalists

Two categories of tools are required to build software products. First are the tools at hand: the methods and construction ...

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