Technical training is widely available. We've got great books, conferences, and lots of user's groups. Unfortunately, managers aren't that lucky.
Mostly they're expected to just figure things out as they go, and sadly, the results are all too often what you'd expect. Many bad managers float from department to department (or company to company) while never becoming great. They don't lack the desire, and they're very smart people, but they end up trying to re-invent the wheel. Instead of learning and applying tried and true principles, they end up scrambling to learn and understand while also trying to meet challenging deadlines.
Here's a chance to change the status quo. Mary and Tom Poppendieck are bringing their Lean Leadership Workshop to the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. The lean software concepts are designed to help your team focus on the parts of software development that provide the most benefit, and eliminate the w
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