#Engineering Management
4 articles
Designing Engineering Management as a "Deck"
Don't let management practices—1on1s, OKRs, review rules—pile up as a loose collection. A way to design them as one system (a deck) around the quality and reproducibility of decisions, and the conditions that turn a practice into an outcome.
How to Craft an Engineering Strategy
A review of How to Craft an Engineering Strategy. It presents engineering organizational strategy not as abstraction but as concrete steps. Through diagnosing the situation, setting direction, and translating it into action, it teaches a template for building technical decisions along the organization's context, clarifying for those wary of the word strategy.
The Work of a Senior Engineering Leader
A review of The Work of a Senior Engineering Leader. A book for leaders shifting from getting things done individually to achieving results through others. It carefully organizes the areas technical skill alone cannot cover: delegating decisions, prioritization, and engaging stakeholders.
The Engineering Leader: Strategies for Scaling Yourself and Your Team
A review of The Engineering Leader. Cate Huston's practical book for leaders of engineering organizations. From managing your own energy and recognizing failure patterns to scaling hiring, 1:1s, and building teams that grow the next generation of leaders, it covers a broad range.