Synopsis
Gerald M. Weinberg, James Bach, Naomi Karten, and a group of successful software consultants present powerful ideas on how software engineers and managers can amplify their professional effectiveness -- as individuals, as members of teams, and as members of organizations.
The collected essays address diverse topics in personal empowerment, interpersonal interaction, mastering projects, and changing the organization.
Contributors include James Bach, Marie Benesh, Rick Brenner, Esther Derby, Kevin Fjelsted, Don Gray, Naomi Karten, Bob King, Pat Medvick, Brian Pioreck, Ken Roberts, Sharon Marsh Roberts, Johanna Rothman, Steve Smith, Eileen Strider, Gerald M. Weinberg, and Becky Winant.
The idea for this collection arose out of a brainstorming session for the Amplifying Your Effectiveness Conference (AYE), which debuts on November 6-8, 2000, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Like the book, the conference is designed to help technical people become more effective individually, within a team, and within an organization. The contributing authors serve as hosts of the AYE Conference. For information, visit www.ayeconference.com.
The variety of techniques and perspectives represented in the book will help you amplify your effectiveness -- whether or not you're able to attend the live event.
Booknews
Successful software consultants present powerful ideas on how software engineers and managers can be more effective as individuals, members of teams, and members of organizations. They address diverse topics in personal empowerment, interpersonal interaction, mastering projects, and changing the organization. Some subjects are crunch projects, dealing with irate customers, recognizing runaway projects, and creating a process for developing useful scientific software. Weinberg is a lecturer and consultant. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)