Managing the Unmanageable

The definitive, extensively-updated guide to making software projects manageable by managing software people more successfully Now reflects modern agile environments and their challenges throughout Offers proven, real-world guidance for hiring, day-to-day management, and building a better software culture Based on the authors' 80 years of in-the-trenches experience at top firms including Apple and Pixar, and their nearly 100 talks on these subjects Includes updated coverage of recruitment, onboarding, generational styles, managing poor performers, and much more For software managers at all levels of experience, especially new managers called on to lead, guide, and review programmers who were recently their peers