The THREE PILLARS of EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

Mesut Ayata -

Are you looking for methods and practices instead of long theoretical statements to build and lead high performance development teams?

If so, my book is designed for you to provide practical guidance on how to perform effective technical leadership to create effective teams. It is not only for Tech Leads, Tech Lead candidates or Senior Developers but also for everyone in different roles who would like to understand the fundamentals of high performance teams better and explore the practices and methods for creating one.

Over the years the demand from development teams on bringing ideas into the market has evolved, the need for effective leadership has never been greater. To meet that demand, the book offers several practices and methods to create effective and high performance software development teams.

The practices and methods are distributed over three pillars: leadership, technical excellence, and value.

  • The Leadership Pillar is about creating a safe environment, building trust within the team and bringing structure, clarity and direction to team members. Leadership includes being an influencing leader of the team, a mentor, a guide and serving team members and the organization.
  • The Technical Excellence Pillar focuses on software engineering methods and principles, development and delivery practices such as Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery in order to achieve a high performance team.
  • The Value Pillar is to ensure that the team is delivering high value aligned with the strategic goals of the organization. Here, the Tech Lead ensures that each technological solution is either solving or helping to solve a business problem, so that it is bringing value.

Tech Lead’s ultimate goal is to create an effective team and lead for success and It is a challenging task. This book is designed to provide practical guidance on your challenging journey, including methods and tips.

You can order your copy here.

I hope you enjoy reading and happy to hear your thoughts.