Engineering manager's handbook : an insider's guide to managing software development and engineering teams / Morgan Evans

Includes index.

Preface --
Part 1: The Case for Engineering Management --
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Engineering Management --
Chapter 2: Engineering Leadership Styles --
Chapter 3: Common Failure Modes for New Engineering Managers --
Part 2: Engineering --
Chapter 4: Leading Architecture --
Chapter 5: Project Planning and Delivery --
Chapter 6: Supporting Production Systems --
Part 3: Managing --
Chapter 7: Working Cross-Functionally --
Chapter 8: Communicating with Authority --
Chapter 9: Assessing and Improving Team Performance --
Chapter 10: Fostering Accountability --
Chapter 11: Managing Risk --
Part 4: Transitioning --
Chapter 12: Resilient Leadership --
Chapter 13: Scaling Your Team --
Chapter 14: Changing Priorities, Company Pivots, and Reorgs --
Part 5: Long-Term Strategies --
Chapter 15: Retaining Talent --
Chapter 16: Team Design and More --
Index --
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