[jll29]

* read (all or at least the top 3):

- Death March

- Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams

- The Mythical Man Month

- Growing Software: Proven Strategies for Managing Software Engineers

- Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

* consider getting PMI certified (PMP): https://www.theknowledgeacademy.com/de/offers/pmi-certificat...

- technical tools for planning

- stakeholder communication

* follow your gut (if you are a developer you will know how they want to be treated)

[pc86]

If there's anything I would beg new EMs not to do, it would be going out to get a PMP.