Kua Patrick. Talking with Tech Leads

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015. — 141 p.A book for Tech Leads, from Tech Leads. Discover how more than 35 Tech Leads find the delicate balance between the technical and non-technical worlds. Discover the challenges a Tech Lead faces and how to overcome them. You may be surprised by the lessons they have to share.This book is for you if you're leading software teams, or just about to start leading software teams. Inside you will read stories from people who have been in this position, and the lessons they have learned along the way.The book is split into two main sections:Novices – Developers, like yourself, who just transitioned into the role of a Technical Leader
Practitioners – Seasoned Technical Leaders who have lead a team for a long time, or have lead many different software teams
Each group gives you a different insight into what it means to be a Tech Lead.ForewordWhy I wrote this book
What you’ll find in this book
Acknowledgements
TestimonialsIn the Beginning
From Tech Leads to Tech Leads
From Novices to Practitioners
Novices
A Different Perspective – Cameron Swords
Change of Focus – Anne Simmons
Needs for a Wider Skill Set – Ebony Pierce
Juggling Act – Siebert Lubbe
The External Face – Liz Douglass
Chaos and Cluelessness – Roy Osherove
More Than Just Tech – Priyank Gupta
The Bigger Picture – Suchit Puri
Less Coding, More Responsibility – David ‘Bucky’ Schwarz
Lean on Communication Skills – Stefan Marev
Practitioners
People
Team Focus – Alison Rosewarne
Team over Self – Humphrey Elton
Delegate, Delegate, Delegate – Jason Selby
Facilitating, then Leading – Dan Abel
Helping the Team – Adam Esterline
Inwards and Outwards – Rachel Laycock
Soft Skills – Jon Pither
Enabling People – Isabella Degen
It’s Not About the Code – Patric Fornasier
People Focus – Sarah Taraporewalla
Engaging the Team – Glen Ford
The Tech of a Tech Lead
Teams and Architecture – Simon Brown
Enablement and Solution Design – Marten Gustafson
Manage Tech Debt – Mark Crossfield
An Architect Too? – Tomi Vanek
Champion Quality – Peter Moran
Don’t Forget Cross-Functional Requirements – Christy Allmon
Prioritising Tech Tasks – Chris Close
Bridging the Business with Tech
The Big Picture – Luca Grulla
Align Technology with Business – Robert Annett
Mapping the Future – Jason Dennis
Finding Balance with the Business – Cory Foy
A Bridge to the Business – Ryan Kinderman
You
Managing Yourself – Stephen Hardisty
Scouting – Geoffrey Giesemann
Lead from Behind – Joel Tosi
Understand Yourself – Daniel Worthington-Bodart
Finding Balance – Laura Paterson
Conclusions
Lessons Learned by First-Time Tech Leads
Lessons Learned by Practising Tech Leads
Final Words
Appendix
Useful Books
Useful Websites
Other References
About the Author