What books should someone who manages programmers read? This includes supervisors, internal customers and project managers. Vote for what you think or add it if it doesn't exist.
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Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully
-- Mitch Wheat
Robert Wagner
2008-11-19 10:43:39
+5
A:
joelonsoftware (Blog by Joel Spolsky). He also has a Reading List ().
Robert Wagner
2008-11-19 10:44:40
+1
A:
Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management
-- Mitch Wheat
Robert Wagner
2008-11-19 10:50:45
If you like the book, you might want to read the author's blogs. Managing Product Development (http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/) and Hiring Technical People (http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/).
John D. Cook
2008-11-19 11:35:20
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A:
Skunk Works by Ben Rich. It's not programming-related, but it does go into depth and detail on the Project Management aspects of running one of the world's premier manufacturing organizations.
warren
2008-11-19 11:05:30
+4
A:
Behind Closed Doors
by Johanna Rothman and Esther Derby.
It's:
- short
- practical
- not too expensive
- from the Pragmatic Programmers
AJ
2008-11-19 11:06:08
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We have two required reading books in our office Pragmatic Programmer and Joel on Software.
And if I find any of the programmers don't really understand Design Patterns I give them a copy of Head First Design Patterns.
csexton
2008-11-27 13:23:21
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Listen to the Manager Tools and related Career Tools podcasts. I'd start with the "Manager Tools Basics" feed then cherry pick some of their earlier ones on project management, feedback and regular manager "one on ones" (the call them "O Threes").
Mark and Mike focus on behaviours and suggest solutions you can implement. This sometimes goes over the top but most of the time is rock solid practical advice.
Mark Nold
2009-11-29 09:39:53