What should the IT manager pay attention to?
Today we decided to take a look at one of the threads at Hacker News and analyze a thematic discussion of the problem associated with the transition to the management work of IT professionals.
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Many commentators agree that all the basic work must be done independently. Some more creative tasks should be transferred to subordinates, and complex tasks should be solved independently.
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At the same time, it is important not to overload subordinates with unnecessary discussions of the task, but at the same time be in access to discuss issues coming from the employees themselves.
To effectively solve IT management tasks, a manager needs to independently figure out the code base. Time is easy to find, if you do not spend it on meetings and endless meetings on any occasion.
Other commentators emphasize the need to develop a common culture and approaches that will keep the team assembled to achieve results. Speaking of the results, here the manager needs to understand exactly how he is going to solve the tasks of the company - what exactly will the business do for them.
This approach applies to the organization of the IT department. At this level, it is necessary to understand how to promote new tools and build processes in such a way as to improve the quality of employees' work and (ideally) reduce the burden on each of them.
In addition to general thoughts and advice, participants in the discussion at HackerNews shared examples of books that one way or another answer the questions posed. We decided to put them on the list:
PS A little bit about the work of our virtual infrastructure provider:
/ photo by Markus Spiske CC
Many commentators agree that all the basic work must be done independently. Some more creative tasks should be transferred to subordinates, and complex tasks should be solved independently.
')
At the same time, it is important not to overload subordinates with unnecessary discussions of the task, but at the same time be in access to discuss issues coming from the employees themselves.
To effectively solve IT management tasks, a manager needs to independently figure out the code base. Time is easy to find, if you do not spend it on meetings and endless meetings on any occasion.
Other commentators emphasize the need to develop a common culture and approaches that will keep the team assembled to achieve results. Speaking of the results, here the manager needs to understand exactly how he is going to solve the tasks of the company - what exactly will the business do for them.
This approach applies to the organization of the IT department. At this level, it is necessary to understand how to promote new tools and build processes in such a way as to improve the quality of employees' work and (ideally) reduce the burden on each of them.
Related Books
In addition to general thoughts and advice, participants in the discussion at HackerNews shared examples of books that one way or another answer the questions posed. We decided to put them on the list:
- The mythical man month
- Peopleware: Productive Projects and Team
- The pragmatic programmer
- Managing Software: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software
- Joy Inc: How We Built a Workplace People Love
- A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Being a Better Leader
- Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach
- Code Complete
- Leading Snowflakes
- The Psychology of Computer Programming
PS A little bit about the work of our virtual infrastructure provider:
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/295454/
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