Software Career Bootcamp: The Realistic Engineering Manager

Software Engineering Manager, Project Manager in IT services, People Management, Software Engineering

What you'll learn

Responsibilites of an Engineering Manager in a Software company

Software engineering specific responsibilites of an Engineering Manager

Sources of self learning for an Engineering manager

Practical action items for a software manager to ensure they can walk the talk instead of blindly motivating and burning out teams.

Requirements

Basic people management experience will be helpful but not necessary

Prior exposure to software development will be helpful but not necessary.

Description

Welcome to Upskilling for Engineering Managers: Beyond Imitation, a one-hour course designed to help engineering managers enhance their skills and knowledge without simply imitating others. This course covers a wide range of topics and resources, from career transitions and mentoring to understanding the unseen priorities and potential pitfalls of engineering management.Course Outline:Course OverviewIntroduction to upskilling for engineering managersCareer TransitionsExploring potential career paths and opportunities for engineering managersMentoring and ManagementBalancing mentoring and management responsibilities for your teamReasons for TransitionUnderstanding the motivations behind career transitions in engineering management10 Unseen PrioritiesIdentifying the less-obvious but crucial priorities in engineering management5 Things to AvoidCommon pitfalls and mistakes to avoid in engineering management rolesBook RecommendationsEssential reading for engineering managers seeking to enhance their skillsPeople Management: ExecutionStrategies for effective people management in engineering teamsPsychologyPurpose, Procedure, and ExecutionEconomicsPurpose, Procedure, and ExecutionFinance and Behavioral FinancePurpose, Procedure, and ExecutionEvolution, History, and PhilosophyExploring the historical and philosophical context of engineering managementNon-Engineering Self-LearningStrategies for continuous learning outside of the engineering domainAdvertising and MarketingPurpose, Procedure, and ExecutionBusiness ManagementPurpose, Procedure, and ExecutionPeople Management: Principles and ProcessesUnderstanding the fundamentals of effective people managementBy the end of this course, you'll have a clear understanding of the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to excel as an engineering manager without simply imitating others. Enroll now and take the first step towards becoming a well-rounded, effective leader in the engineering world!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Software Engineering Career Perspective

Lecture 2 Career Transistions

Lecture 3 Mentoring and Management Responsibilities

Lecture 4 Reasons for opting a transition

Lecture 5 10 Unseen Priorities

Lecture 6 5 Things to avoid as a leader

Lecture 7 Book recommendations

Section 3: How to improve as a leader by learning instead of imitating motivational speaker

Lecture 8 Section Introduction

Lecture 9 Purpose of learning Advertising and Marketing

Lecture 10 Procdure to learn advertising and marketing

Lecture 11 Applying the knowledge of advertising in software engineering

Lecture 12 Purpose of learning Business Management

Lecture 13 Learning basics of business management before buying a degree

Lecture 14 Applying the knowledge of business management practically. Walking the talk

Lecture 15 Purpose of learning about people management. It is more than motivation!

Lecture 16 Acquiring knowledge about people management not just influencer jargon!

Lecture 17 Applying the knowledge. Walking the talk. Don't be an influencer!

Lecture 18 Purpose of taking interest in understanding Psychology

Lecture 19 Using a systematic approach to accumulate knowelge and apply judiciously

Lecture 20 Purpose of learning Economics

Lecture 21 Procedure to learn about the fundamentals of economics

Lecture 22 Applying the knowledge of economics in software engineering

Lecture 23 Purpose of educating yourself about finance and behavioral finance

Lecture 24 Procedure to learn about finance and personal finance

Lecture 25 Applying knowledge about finance and personal finance to software engineering

Section 4: Conclusion

Lecture 26 Final suggestion to learn about Evolution, History and Philosophy

Lecture 27 [Bonus Lecture]

Beginner Engineering Manager,Tech Leads thinking about moving to people management,Anyone curious about Engineering Management in Software setups.