29 pages tagged with "management"
What is Waterfall?
August 01, 2024
Waterfall is like following a straight path where you move from one step to the next in a defined order — like water flowing down a waterfall through different stages.
Waterfall is like following a straight path where you move from one step to the next in a defined order — like water flowing down a waterfall through different stages. The problem is that each step can take a lot of time and resources to complete. Plus, you don’t get feedback until the entire stag…What kills agility?
May 30, 2024
Dozens of documents and spreadsheets, meetings over meetings, and yet without much impact, result in team misalignments—realized too late.
Dozens of documents and spreadsheets, meetings over meetings, and yet without much impact, result in team misalignments—realized too late. How we manage an organization defines its quality. Excellent management is crucial to avoid the Waterfall trap if we aim to build an Agile environment. But why…Radical Candor
April 17, 2024
Radical Candor is a management philosophy developed by Kim Scott, a former Google leader. It’s a crash course on how to be a great manager, focusing on being empathetic and results-oriented. The core idea is to create a stress-free environment where people feel safe to speak their minds, get their…
The Lean Startup
January 26, 2024
Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.
Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions…
Unhealthy working environment
October 11, 2023
An unhealthy working environment can have various symptoms that negatively impact employees’ physical and mental well-being.
An unhealthy working environment can have various symptoms that negatively impact employees’ physical and mental well-being. While writing about The Peter Principle, I mentioned: “Talk to each other. If you feel you can’t, that’s a symptom of a non-healthy working environment, and that’s something…The Peter Principle
September 30, 2023
A person who is competent at their job will get promoted to a position that requires other skills. If they lack the skills for the new role, they will be incompetent at the new level, and will not be promoted again.
A person who is competent at their job will get promoted to a position that requires other skills. If they lack the skills for the new role, they will be incompetent at the new level, and will not be promoted again. If the person is competent in the new role, they will be promoted again and will c…It's Your Ship
September 20, 2023
“It’s Your Ship” is a leadership book written by D. Michael Abrashoff, a former commander of the USS Benfold, a guided missile destroyer. The book focuses on Abrashoff’s experiences and the leadership principles he applied to transform the performance and culture of his ship.
Key takeaways
Empow…
Agile Project Management
May 31, 2023
A basic and straightforward overview of what Agile is, presenting some framework examples that are well known today, such as Scrum or Kanban—everything condensed in a 100’s pages book that you can read in a couple of hours.
Chapters
The fluid manifesto
Being agile
Agile process
Planning for succe…
The Essential Drucker
October 29, 2022
A twenty-six selections on management in the organization, management and the individual, and management and society.
It covers the basic principles of management and its problems, challenges, and opportunities, giving managers,
executives, and professionals the tools to perform the tasks that the…
The beauty of leadership
September 25, 2022
Leadership is not a synonym for management, it has nothing to do with titles or personal attributes. So, what is it? How can we become leaders? And most importantly, why?
Leadership is not a synonym for management, it has nothing to do with titles or personal attributes. So, what is it? How can we become leaders? And most importantly, why? While researching this topic, I found “What is leadership” by Kevin Kruse, which I liked particularly. I thought about sharing …Continuous Discovery Habits
August 21, 2022
This book explores how product managers and designers can keep making a positive impact on their customers’ lives.
It explores an optimal decision-making process for product teams, so that they can continue to improve their offerings.
Part 1: What is continuous discovery?
The What and Why of Cont…
The Great CEO Within
August 01, 2022
Matt Mochary coaches the CEOs of many of the fastest-scaling technology companies in Silicon Valley.
He shares his highly effective leadership and business-operating tools with any CEO or manager in the world.
Learn how to efficiently scale your business from startup to corporation by implementing…
The Project Management Triangle
July 25, 2022
A triangle of time, quality and cost. it’s an indicator that these three parameters are interconnected. You can fix one or two of them, but not three.
A triangle of time, quality and cost. it’s an indicator that these three parameters are interconnected. You can fix one or two of them, but not three. The triple constraint Cheap and fast: the quality will suffer. Cheap and good: it will take more time. Fast and good: it will push the price up. W…Bikeshedding
May 27, 2022
The term was coined as a metaphor to illuminate Parkinson’s Law of triviality. People within an organization typically give disproportionate weight to trivial issues.
The term was coined as a metaphor to illuminate Parkinson’s Law of triviality. People within an organization typically give disproportionate weight to trivial issues. Bikeshed +-ing The concept was first presented as a corollary of his broader “Parkinson’s law” spoof of management. “Bikeshedding” i…Dunbar number
April 02, 2022
A cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships, in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person.
A cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships, in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person. The study shows that: Close relationship: 5 people. Share deep trust: 15 people. Meaningful relation…Team Topologies
March 31, 2022
Team Topologies focuses on how to set up dynamic team structures and interaction modes that can help teams adapt quickly to new conditions, and achieve fast and safe software delivery.
Team structure
High cohesion: Group related things together.
Loose coupling: There must be clear boundaries betw…
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
December 07, 2021
This book is a leadership fable about a tech company that is struggling to get more customers. The C level is not working as a team, and they have a hard time coming to any agreements which result in negative morale. Until the new CEO, Catherine Petersen, joins the team, and she is able to recognize the problems and help the team overcome them by understanding the situation.
This book is a leadership fable about a tech company that is struggling to get more customers. The C level is not working as a team, and they have a hard time coming to any agreements which result in negative morale. Until the new CEO, Catherine Petersen, joins the team, and she is able to recogniz…Turn the Ship Around!
September 12, 2021
The book is about his leadership theories to how he implemented a fresh leadership model. Including the limitations of a
hierarchical top-down model, why/how he failed to empower his team earlier in his career, and how the circumstances for
Santa Fe were ideal for him to experiment with the new le…
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
June 27, 2021
A great compilation of all topics that are important for management: 1:1s, performance reviews, hiring and laying off, workplace politics, remote work, and others.
The book is divided into 3 parts: the first part covers things a new manager should know, the second and third parts go into topics that all managers should master.
A great compilation of all topics that are important for management: 1:1s, performance reviews, hiring and laying off, workplace politics, remote work, and others. The book is divided into 3 parts: the first part covers things a new manager should know, the second and third parts go into topics tha…Peopleware
May 28, 2021
Software development is about people: when, how and where they can best work together. Not about programming languages or tools. Not about fast computers, networks or internet access.
Soft skills are truly important in IT, more than people tend to think.
Software development is about people: when, how and where they can best work together. Not about programming languages or tools. Not about fast computers, networks or internet access. Soft skills are truly important in IT, more than people tend to think. Developing software is about people that co…The Art of Leadership
April 19, 2021
Some nice keynotes
Leadership practices are small things done repetitively over time.
Empathy is a powerful skillset.
The practice of one on ones is important in connecting to a team.
Asking for feedback can build trust and relationships.
Respond to feedback with a thank you and follow up comprehe…
97 Things Every Engineering Manager should know
April 05, 2021
The main takeaway
As a manager your work is to create clarity, clarity, and more clarity.
Key Insights
As a manager, you need to fix your personal quirks.
Consider doing experiments instead of making decisions.
“Bad news test” - Given two tasks, which one would you rather be sharing bad news abo…
Embrace the change
March 01, 2021
The book Who moved my cheese? presents a tale inside the main story that consists of 4 characters: two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two little persons, Hem and Haw.
The book Who moved my cheese? presents a tale inside the main story that consists of 4 characters: two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two little persons, Hem and Haw. Published in 1998, and I just read it at the beginning of 2021. Better late than never. Actually, thanks to my brother Jesús, who reco…Agile Product Management with Scrum
February 22, 2021
Coverage includes
Understanding the product owner’s role
Envisioning the product
Grooming the product backlog
Planning the release
Collaborating in sprint meetings
Transitioning into product ownership
Who moved my cheese?
January 16, 2021
This book presents a tale inside the main story that consists of 4 characters: two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two little persons, Hem and Haw.
The tale is a beautiful metaphor of the different attitudes that people adopt as part of their identity in life when they have to confront any change.
This book presents a tale inside the main story that consists of 4 characters: two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two little persons, Hem and Haw. The tale is a beautiful metaphor of the different attitudes that people adopt as part of their identity in life when they have to confront any change. My …Scrum
June 10, 2020
Every organisation, whatever its size, constantly has to come to grips with delivering a product or service on time and
on budget. Scrum shows you how. It explains how to define precisely what it is that you are seeking to achieve, how to
set up the team to achieve it, and how to monitor progress …
High Output Management
April 03, 2020
In this legendary business book and Silicon Valley staple, the former chairman and CEO of Intel shares his perspective
on how to build and run a company. A practical handbook for navigating real-life business scenarios and a powerful
management manifesto with the ability to revolutionize the way w…
The Manager Path
March 26, 2020
Key lessons
One-on-one meetings with your manager are an essential feature of a good working relationship.
A manager’s job involves making it easy for her employees to get things done by creating fertile environments in
which work can happen.
Mentoring new hires is critical.
Feedback works best wh…
Sprint
September 01, 2016
“Sprint offers a transformative formula for testing ideas that works whether you’re at a startup or a large
organization. Within five days, you’ll move from idea to prototype to decision, saving you and your team countless hours
and countless dollars. A must read for entrepreneurs of all stripes.”…