[wcarss]

just out of curiosity, do you have any countering authors or schools of thought to suggest?

I'm somewhat familiar with Larson from having read some posts of his over time, but I can't recall much of his specific ideas, and had never come to think of his approach as a broad block of thought in this way -- I don't know how I would summarize his oeuvre, but that's likely my own failing.

So... how would you summarize it? Do you see it as being in opposition to some specific other thing?

edit: I think your summary arrived in an edit after I began my response above. It answers one of my questions well, thanks!

[engineers_unite]

Yes! I suggest starting with https://pragprog.com/titles/rjnsd/the-nature-of-software-dev...

"The Nature of Software Development", by Ron Jeffries. Focus on incremental value, engage everyone, deliver and adjust.

[onion2k]

Engineering Management is largely about the 'engage everyone' part, and that is incredibly hard in an org where the devs aren't engaged. Getting them back on side with the business is rarely straightforward. Being an Engineering Manager now after 25 years as a dev that's the sort of problem I find interesting, but it definitely isn't easy. I've only been in my first EM role for a short while and I definitely haven't found a working solution yet.