As if releasing a quality software project on time were not difficult enough, poor management dealing with planning, people, and process issues can be deadly to a project. Presenting a series of anti-pattern case studies, Ken Whitaker describes the most common deadly habits-and ways to avoid them. These seven killer habits are mishandling employee incentives; making key decisions by consensus; ignoring proven processes; delegating absolute control to a project manager; taking too long to negotiate a project's scope; releasing an "almost tested" product to market; and hiring someone who is not quite qualified-but liked by everyone. Whether you are an experienced manager struggling with some of these issues or a new software manager, you'll take away invaluable tips and techniques correcting these habits-or better yet, avoiding them altogether. As a bonus, every attendee will receive a copy of Ken's full-color 7 Deadly Habits comic .
Seven Deadly Habits of Dysfunctional Software Managers
1.
BW1
Concurrent Session
11/7/2012 10:15 AM
"Seven Deadly Habits of
Dysfunctional Software Managers"
Presented by:
Ken Whitaker
Leading Software Maniacs
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2. Ken Whitaker
Leading Software Maniacs™ (LSM)
Ken Whitaker of Leading Software Maniacs™ (LSM) has more than twenty-five years of
software development executive leadership and training experience in a variety of technology
roles and industries. Ken has led commercial software teams at Software Publishing, Data
General, embedded systems software companies, and enterprise software suppliers. He is an
active PMI® member, Project Management Professional (PMP)® certified, and a Certified
ScrumMaster (CSM). Sources for LSM’s presentations come from case studies, personal
leadership experience, the PMI Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide),
and Ken’s leadership books: Managing Software Maniacs, Principles of Software Development
Leadership, and I’m Not God, I’m Just a Project Manager. Read more
at pmchalkboard.com and pmuniversity.com.