Technical Management Events and Such
Greetings! I’m back home, in the San Francisco Bay Area, after a couple of weeks on the road. I went to Chicago for the Scrum Gathering, where I presented Agile 101, and What Makes Agile Projects Succeed (or Fail)? I also facilitated a couple of open space sessions. Notes from one of those, Let’s Practice [...]
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IEEE Silicon Valley Technology Management Council – February Notes
At the February IEEE Silicon Valley Technology Management Council meeting the group did an exercise to generated practical suggestions for implementing four management ideals. The group broke up into 4 teams; each considered one management ideal, and then reported their suggestions for implementing the ideal back to the whole group. The whole exercise took 30 [...]
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IEEE Technology Management Council Meets Tomorrow
Panel Discussion Today’s engineering managers need to be able to manage projects where some, or even all, of the engineers are located offshore. While the situation is becoming more common, the challenges and opportunities are still not widely understood. On the evening of March 6, the Silicon Valley IEEE Technology Management Council is bringing together [...]
IEEE Offshore Panel Discussion
Today’s engineering managers need to be able to manage projects where some, or even all, of the engineers are located offshore. While the situation is becoming more common, the challenges and opportunities are still not widely understood. On the evening of March 6, the Silicon Valley IEEE Technology Management Council is bringing together 4 panelists, [...]
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IEEE Group Answers: “What makes an engineering manager great?”
Last night the San Francisco / Silicon Valley IEEE Technology Management Council met to examine the question: “What makes an engineering manager great?” Nearly 30 people participated. Over 40 good ideas were presented and considered. In the end the group ranked the following skills, attributes, and behaviors most important. It is interesting to compare these [...]
IEEE Presents: What Makes Engineering Managers Succeed?
Have you worked for a great manager? What were the qualities that made him or her stand out from the rest? Share your experience and tap into the collective wisdom that will be present. We will uncover the most important qualities and skills for a technical manager to posses. Tonight (Wednesday, January 30), I will [...]
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IEEE Engineering Management Society Event
I’ll be leading a workshop called “What Makes Engineering Managers Succeed?” at the next IEEE Silicon Valley Engineering Management Society event. It’s open to the public, and a real bargain. For the cost of dinner, you get a facilitated networking session, dinner, and my workshop. When: Wednesday, January 30th, 6:30 PM. Where: Ramada Inn 1217 [...]
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