Managing Technical People

This book contains best-selling author Watts Humphrey's practical insight on how to lead technical professionals. In previous books Humphrey established process as a key factor in successful software development. His advice on how companies and individuals improve their software process has since been widely adopted. In this new book, he demonstrates the overriding importance of people to the success of any software project. He focuses particularly on the critical role of innovative people, and gives concrete advice on how to identify, motivate people into highly productive teams.Drawing on extensive experience as IBM/s senior software-development executive, and expanding on an earlier work, Managing for Innovation, Humphrey presents here proven leadership practice and management techniques that can work in any organization. Given the software industry's dependence on creative human resources, managers will welcome his sound advice on the special challenges encountered in leading technical professionals, and on specific steps managers can take to encourage greater innovation while attaining yet higher levels of efficiency and quality.