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Debugging Teams by Brian Fitzpatrick

Debugging Teams

Better Productivity Through Collaboration

Brian Fitzpatrick, Ben Collins-Sussman

O'Reilly Media · Print & ebook · November 24, 2015

In the course of their 20+-year engineering careers, authors Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman have picked up a treasure trove of wisdom and anecdotes about how successful teams work together.

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Who it’s for
A software engineer’s view of why collaboration matters as much as technical skill.
Themes
Team collaboration, Leadership and organizational navigation, Relationships with software users
Genres
Software Project Management, Organizational Behavior, Workplace Culture

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In the course of their 20+-year engineering careers, authors Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman have picked up a treasure trove of wisdom and anecdotes about how successful teams work together. Their conclusion? Even among people who have spent decades learning the technical side of their jobs, most haven’t really focused on the human component. Learning to collaborate is just as important to success.

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If you invest in the "soft skills" of your job, you can have a much greater impact for the same amount of effort. The authors share their insights on how to lead a team effectively, navigate an organization, and build a healthy relationship with the users of your software. This is valuable information from two respected software engineers whose popular series of talks—including "Working with Poisonous People"—has attracted hundreds of thousands of followers.

Teams, Not Just Code

A software engineer’s view of why collaboration matters as much as technical skill.

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  • Guidance on leading teams and navigating organizations
  • Thoughtful attention to relationships with software users

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  • Insights shaped by decades of engineering work
  • A focus on the human skills behind technical work

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Software Project Management43%
Organizational Behavior24%
Workplace Culture18%

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  • Business & Economics
  • Tech Industry
  • Project Management
  • Software Project Management
Authors
Brian Fitzpatrick, Ben Collins-Sussman
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
November 24, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Team collaboration · Leadership and organizational navigation · Relationships with software users
Reading lane
Business & Economics