Decision-making for Software Development Teams
Learn how to make mindful decisions in complex software ecosystems
«Making a good decision the right way is much more important than making the right decision.»
What is a decision? What makes a decision important? How much do we struggle to make a decision? What type of impact do you think that decision will have?
Whatever the case – from choosing a programming language for a shiny new greenfield project to moving to a microservices architecture and everything in between – the life of a software developer is punctuated with decisions.
A good developer needs to be a good decision-maker, and decision-making is a crucial skill for software developers. This skill can be learnt and practised.
This book aims to introduce developers to some theoretical concepts about how to make mindful technical decisions. It is a journey throughout a decision-making process, with real-life examples and case studies.
The next time you and your team face a decision to be made, the stories and the easy-to-apply exercises in this book will help you understand how to involve the right people, gather valuable data and better analyze the context to decide how to decide.
Author: Francesco Strazzullo
Published: March 2022
Language: English
Praise for the Book
Interesting reading! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The book deals well with one of the problems that, in my opinion, is most widespread in tech companies: technology decisions are strongly conditioned by hype and other biases. The author proposes several decision-making techniques teams can adopt to make wise decisions. The digression on UX is interesting, as it is an area critical for the success of products and, at the same time, often underestimated by many developers.
Must read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The most of the times we are not slow because the code it’s hard to write, but because the code it’s only one side of the problem. This book it’s about connecting the “code problem” with “the bigger problem”.