28 Books like Peopleware

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

by James Stanier • 2020

Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.

4.35

599

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 👥 Software Teams 🌱 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager Summary

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager 97%

Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.

by James Stanier 2020

4.35

599 ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 👥 Software Teams 🌱 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

by Sarah Drasner • 2022

Trust, honest feedback, smaller batches: the management playbook engineers never got.

4.16

1k+

⚙️ Engineering Management 💻 Software Teams 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💬 Giving Feedback 📈 Career Development

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us Summary

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us 97%

Trust, honest feedback, smaller batches: the management playbook engineers never got.

by Sarah Drasner 2022

4.16

1k+ ratings

⚙️ Engineering Management 💻 Software Teams 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💬 Giving Feedback 📈 Career Development

Managing Humans

by Michael Lopp • 2007

Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.

3.92

4k+

🛠️ Engineering Management 🧩 Software Team Dynamics 💬 Team Communication 🔍 Personality Types At Work 🧭 Pragmatic Management

Managing Humans 97%

Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.

by Michael Lopp 2007

3.92

4k+ ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 🧩 Software Team Dynamics 💬 Team Communication 🔍 Personality Types At Work 🧭 Pragmatic Management

An Elegant Puzzle

by Will Larson • 2019

Engineering management is a systems problem. Design your org as carefully as your code.

4.07

4k+

🛠️ Engineering Management 🏗️ Organizational Design 🧠 Systems Thinking 👥 Talent Management 📊 Engineering Metrics

An Elegant Puzzle 96%

Engineering management is a systems problem. Design your org as carefully as your code.

by Will Larson 2019

4.07

4k+ ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 🏗️ Organizational Design 🧠 Systems Thinking 👥 Talent Management 📊 Engineering Metrics

Debugging Teams

by Brian W. Fitzpatrick • 2015

Your team's biggest bug is not in the repo. The debugging tools you actually need.

4.07

788

🏗️ Engineering Management 🏢 Software Culture 🛠️ Servant Leadership ☠️ Toxic Colleagues 🏛️ Office Politics

Debugging Teams 96%

Your team's biggest bug is not in the repo. The debugging tools you actually need.

by Brian W. Fitzpatrick 2015

4.07

788 ratings

🏗️ Engineering Management 🏢 Software Culture 🛠️ Servant Leadership ☠️ Toxic Colleagues 🏛️ Office Politics

Smart and Gets Things Done

by Spolsky • 2007

Why great engineers are worth ten times the average, and the interview tactics that reveal them.

4.00

1k+

🖥️ Tech Hiring 🛠️ Engineering Management 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🎯 Recruiting Strategies 🧱 Team Building

Smart and Gets Things Done 96%

Why great engineers are worth ten times the average, and the interview tactics that reveal them.

by Spolsky 2007

4.00

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Tech Hiring 🛠️ Engineering Management 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🎯 Recruiting Strategies 🧱 Team Building

The Manager's Path

by Camille Fournier • 2017

You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.

4.25

10k+

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback And Coaching

The Manager's Path 96%

You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.

by Camille Fournier 2017

4.25

10k+ ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback And Coaching

Becoming a Technical Leader

by Gerald M. Weinberg • 1986

Technical leadership isn't solving every problem. It's building a team that solves without you.

4.07

1k+

🔧 Engineering Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 🪞 Leader Self-Awareness 🔄 Systems Thinking 💡 Innovation Culture

Becoming a Technical Leader 96%

Technical leadership isn't solving every problem. It's building a team that solves without you.

by Gerald M. Weinberg 1986

4.07

1k+ ratings

🔧 Engineering Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 🪞 Leader Self-Awareness 🔄 Systems Thinking 💡 Innovation Culture

Joy, Inc.

by Richard Sheridan • 2013

From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.

4.07

2k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 💻 Software Management 🔄 Agile Development 👤 Human-Centered Design

Joy, Inc. 96%

From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.

by Richard Sheridan 2013

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 💻 Software Management 🔄 Agile Development 👤 Human-Centered Design

The Art of Project Management

by Scott Berkun • 2005

Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.

3.96

870

👷 Project Management 💻 Software Development Management 🤝 Trust Building 🧩 Decision Frameworks 📋 Role Clarity

The Art of Project Management 96%

Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.

by Scott Berkun 2005

3.96

870 ratings

👷 Project Management 💻 Software Development Management 🤝 Trust Building 🧩 Decision Frameworks 📋 Role Clarity

Management 3.0

by Jurgen Appelo • 2010

Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.

4.15

3k+

🔄 Agile Management 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Self-Organizing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌊 Adaptive Leadership

Management 3.0 95%

Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.

by Jurgen Appelo 2010

4.15

3k+ ratings

🔄 Agile Management 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Self-Organizing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌊 Adaptive Leadership

Project to Product

by Mik Kersten • 2018

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

3.92

1k+

🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 📦 Product Management

Project to Product 95%

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

by Mik Kersten 2018

3.92

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 📦 Product Management

The Journey to Enterprise Agility

by Daryl Kulak • 2017

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

4.36

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

The Journey to Enterprise Agility Summary

The Journey to Enterprise Agility 95%

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

by Daryl Kulak 2017

4.36

39 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Platform Engineering

by Camille Fournier • 2024

Platform teams fail without product thinking. How to build internal tools developers actually love.

4.03

119

🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking 🔄 Sociotechnical Systems ⚙️ DevOps

Platform Engineering 95%

Platform teams fail without product thinking. How to build internal tools developers actually love.

by Camille Fournier 2024

4.03

119 ratings

🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking 🔄 Sociotechnical Systems ⚙️ DevOps

Agile IT Organization Design

by Sriram Narayan • 2015

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

4.07

187

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Agile IT Organization Design 95%

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

by Sriram Narayan 2015

4.07

187 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Behind Closed Doors

by Johanna Rothman • 2005

Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.

3.98

1k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Employees 📋 Delegation Skills 🔗 Systems Thinking

Behind Closed Doors 95%

Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.

by Johanna Rothman 2005

3.98

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Employees 📋 Delegation Skills 🔗 Systems Thinking

Agile Software Development

by Alistair Cockburn • 2006

Your process is never the bottleneck. Software projects move at the speed of a single conversation.

3.99

404

🤝 Software Teams 🔄 Agile Methodology 💬 Team Communication 🧠 Tacit Knowledge 📐 Lean Thinking

Agile Software Development 95%

Your process is never the bottleneck. Software projects move at the speed of a single conversation.

by Alistair Cockburn 2006

3.99

404 ratings

🤝 Software Teams 🔄 Agile Methodology 💬 Team Communication 🧠 Tacit Knowledge 📐 Lean Thinking

Wiring the Winning Organization

by Gene Kim • 2023

Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.

4.17

336

🏗️ Organizational Design 👷 Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leaders 🔗 Systems Thinking 📚 Organizational Learning

Wiring the Winning Organization 95%

Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.

by Gene Kim 2023

4.17

336 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 👷 Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leaders 🔗 Systems Thinking 📚 Organizational Learning

Team Habits

by Charlie Gilkey • 2023

The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.

3.68

115

🤝 Team Dynamics 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔄 Habit Design 📅 Meeting Design 🎯 Goal Alignment

Team Habits 95%

The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.

by Charlie Gilkey 2023

3.68

115 ratings

🤝 Team Dynamics 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔄 Habit Design 📅 Meeting Design 🎯 Goal Alignment

Agile Retrospectives

by Esther Derby • 2006

Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.

3.94

3k+

🏃 Agile Methodologies 🎯 Team Facilitation 🔄 Continuous Improvement 👥 Group Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design

Agile Retrospectives 95%

Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.

by Esther Derby 2006

3.94

3k+ ratings

🏃 Agile Methodologies 🎯 Team Facilitation 🔄 Continuous Improvement 👥 Group Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design

Lean Software Development

by Mary Poppendieck • 2003

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

4.19

1k+

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

Lean Software Development 95%

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

by Mary Poppendieck 2003

4.19

1k+ ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

Software Engineering at Google

by Titus Winters • 2020

Google's testing playbook: 80/20, test behaviors not methods, write tests that never rot.

4.20

2k+

🧪 Software Testing 🏗️ Engineering Culture 🤖 Automated Testing 🎯 Behavior-Driven Testing 📋 Code Quality

Software Engineering at Google 94%

Google's testing playbook: 80/20, test behaviors not methods, write tests that never rot.

by Titus Winters 2020

4.20

2k+ ratings

🧪 Software Testing 🏗️ Engineering Culture 🤖 Automated Testing 🎯 Behavior-Driven Testing 📋 Code Quality

The DevOps Handbook

by Gene Kim • 2015

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

4.29

6k+

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

The DevOps Handbook 94%

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

by Gene Kim 2015

4.29

6k+ ratings

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

Agile Conversations

by Douglas Squirrel • 2020

Agile fails in conversation, not process. Five dialogues that build the trust no tool can.

4.08

329

🔄 Organizational Change 💻 Software Teams 💬 Workplace Conversations 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Trust Building

Agile Conversations 94%

Agile fails in conversation, not process. Five dialogues that build the trust no tool can.

by Douglas Squirrel 2020

4.08

329 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 💻 Software Teams 💬 Workplace Conversations 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Trust Building

The Missing README

by Chris Riccomini • 2021

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

4.40

437

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

The Missing README 94%

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

by Chris Riccomini 2021

4.40

437 ratings

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

The Engineering Executive's Primer

by Will Larson • 2024

Values you can flip, metrics your CEO reads, and the one rule for build vs. buy.

4.25

407

⚙️ Engineering Leadership 📊 Engineering Metrics 🗺️ Technical Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment 🔄 Continuous Improvement

The Engineering Executive's Primer Summary

The Engineering Executive's Primer 94%

Values you can flip, metrics your CEO reads, and the one rule for build vs. buy.

by Will Larson 2024

4.25

407 ratings

⚙️ Engineering Leadership 📊 Engineering Metrics 🗺️ Technical Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Modern Software Engineering

by David Farley • 2021

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

4.16

1k+

🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops 🧱 Modularity 🧪 Testability

Modern Software Engineering 94%

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

by David Farley 2021

4.16

1k+ ratings

🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops 🧱 Modularity 🧪 Testability

Teams That Work

by Scott Tannenbaum • 2020

Why most teams fail and what the research actually says about fixing them.

4.09

185

👥 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Psychological Safety 📊 Evidence-Based Management 💬 Team Communication 🌐 Distributed Leadership

Teams That Work 94%

Why most teams fail and what the research actually says about fixing them.

by Scott Tannenbaum 2020

4.09

185 ratings

👥 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Psychological Safety 📊 Evidence-Based Management 💬 Team Communication 🌐 Distributed Leadership

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