Ask HN: What do you use for Engineering Management

Posted by vs2370 on Friday January 15, 2021 @01:40PM
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Hi EMs, There are thousands of resources to become a better IC Engineer in any programming language. As a engineering leader, I am curious what tools and resource have you found useful for better managing engineering teams/org.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you use for Engineering Management by jschveibinz on Friday January 15, 2021 @04:29PM (#25796792)

From an old engineering manager: engineering management is less about tools and more about relationships and matching people up with their skills. A spreadsheet works just fine for this. Keep group meetings short and to the point. Spend time working with project/product managers to decide on tools, training and R&D initiatives to maximize productivity, utility, profits and new business opportunities. They know what's not working. Good luck with your journey.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you use for Engineering Management by jschveibinz on Saturday January 16, 2021 @04:17PM (#25805589)

Also relevant: https://mikeborozdin.com/post/being-effective-tech-lead/

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Re:Ask HN: What do you use for Engineering Management by sedocmiv on Saturday January 16, 2021 @03:40AM (#25800997)

I was trying to understand what good engineering managers look like IRL and I found that "Managing Humans" (3rd edition) by Michael Lopp addressed that and made me laugh along the way. :)

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