Managing the Unmanageable by Mickey W. Mantle / Ron Lich...

This edition adds extensive new Agile coverage, new approaches to recruitment and onboarding, expanded coverage of handling problem employees, and much more. Drawing on over 80 years of combined industry experience, the authors share Rules of Thumb, Nuggets of Wisdom, checklists, and other Tools for successfully leading programmers and teams, whether they're co-located or dispersed worldwide.

Mantle and Ron Lichty show how to hire and develop programmers, onboard new hires quickly and successfully, and build and nurture highly effective and productive teams. In their extensively updated Managing the Unmanageable, Mickey W. Some organisations conclude that software development can't be managed well. Today, many software projects continue to run catastrophically over schedule and budget, and still don't deliver what customers want. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. Expanded coverage of managing (and removing) problem employees.Achieving quick wins by onboarding more effectively.Making the most of today’s developer recruiting tools.Solutions for managing your youngest developers (beyond millennials).A new chapter on software management in agile environments, with modern agile coverage woven in throughout the book.Significant updates in this edition include: Leading your teams to deliver outstanding products - consistently on time and budget.Managing “up” to gain buy-in from the executive suite.Drawing on their combined 80 years of software development and management experience, and the insights and wisdom of other successful managers, they guide you in:

Mantle and Lichty write for software managers at all levels, especially those who’ve recently moved into management. Mantle and Ron Lichty show how software managers can hire and develop programmers and build teams that are truly, consistently manageable.

In their eagerly awaited, extensively updated Managing the Unmanageable, Second Edition, Mickey W. Even today, many software projects still run catastrophically over schedule and budget some organizations simply conclude that software development can’t be managed well.

Managing the Unmanageable by Mickey W. Mantle / Ron Lich...