Many software projects are too large for a single developer to complete in a reasonable amount of time. The team leader is a developer who guides the programmers into getting the job done.
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Stuff a lead developer for an Objective-C team should know
Advice on being a lead developer is welcome. Advice on being a lead developer of an Objective-C team more so. Unfortunately, I don't have experience in Objective-C (I suppose the first thing to do ...
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Strategic and Tactical direction for IT teams
In their influential team leadership book, "Peopleware", DeMarco and Lister suggest that managers should provide "strategic but not tactical direction" for their IT teams.
This is intriguing, but ...
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What can I do? How would you react? HELP! [closed]
I'm trying to lead a software team that is falling behind. One of the main problems is that whenever something is mildly difficult, I end up having to assign it to myself. I had one other developer ...
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What is the main job of a team leader?
In a project following agile programming model what is the main job of a team leader?
What are the job differences between team leader and project manager?
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How to earn team members respect as team lead
If you were hired into a new company as a team lead (say a team of 10) one of the important things to do is to earn the respect of the members of the team. In the early days the new team lead may know ...
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Which management book would you recommend to read for a fresh Team Leader? [closed]
Which management book would you recommend to read for a fresh Team Leader?
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How does one become a leader in a team of programmers?
What skills, knowledge and talents should a junior programmer aim to obtain in order to be qualified to become a team leader?
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Starting to be a team leader
After half a year working for the company, I got two students to be leader for. So, I got some technical management responsibility. As I think, I should be not just a leader, but a teacher and the one ...
