[HN Gopher] Manage Like an Engineer
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Manage Like an Engineer
Author : wallflower
Score : 70 points
Date : 2023-01-11 14:58 UTC (1 days ago)
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| marvin_3050 wrote:
| Sounds like Jira to me
| [deleted]
| blowski wrote:
| * * *
| lavventura wrote:
| Why not using Org mode files instead of Markdown files?
| lloydatkinson wrote:
| Because outside of the bubble not everyone knows or wants to
| use emacs. Markdown is a lot more well used.
| jsejcksn wrote:
| Ben's continuous mantra of observability has resonated strongly
| with me. I have learned so much more from researching and
| reflecting on the indexed artifacts of others' public discourse
| than from any ephemeral meeting.
| ssgodderidge wrote:
| Observability is highly underrated for management. The best
| managers I've had have public calendars, so we can see what
| they're spending their time. Priority is pretty clear when
| management is spending time on something
| twawaaay wrote:
| > Asynchronous first
|
| Umm... as an engineer I know the ins and outs of async.
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| The fact is that synchronous is so much more efficient when it is
| practical.
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| You can exchange mails with the other person for 3 weeks to get
| details of something nailed or get the meeting room with a
| whiteboard for 2 hours and get out with the complete solution
| without wasting time typing all those emails.
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| Asynchronous is for when you can't get that other person/persons
| in the room and expect to get the thing done in reasonable time.
| kerpotgh wrote:
| Async is the most inefficient bullshit ever.
| winphone1974 wrote:
| This doesn't make any sense to me, a manager with a technical
| background. I do use these tools... For their intended purpose.
| The implication here is there are no functions in management
| without a software development analog?
| midiguy wrote:
| I prefer engineering like a manager
| e2e4 wrote:
| :)
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| indymike wrote:
| I think the author is talking about things like OKRs and other
| management documents.
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| Managers have Google Docs, Notion, SharePoint and all kinds of
| other tools that do change tracking and management of these kinds
| of things. Long before Git was created, these solutions existed
| (track changes). Git does a horrible job with zipped up bags of
| binary, xml, json, and the show changes in most corporate
| document management systems are really better/easier for written
| word.
| chiggsy wrote:
| So... there are no tools used for managing people that are not
| used for managing software?
|
| Well, that is remarkably fortunate.
| jiaaro wrote:
| Yeah - It does seem like the author is trying to apply too many
| lessons learned from managing computers and software to
| managing people.
| eftychis wrote:
| To be fair the other approach of a lot of managers and
| companies is to manage people as itemized resources -- and
| not for the convenience.
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| I think it would be positive of some mathematical or computer
| knowledge was used, like "don't just throw more people at the
| problem," "context switching cost" (and generally the whole
| work scheduling field).
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| But again "management" is not about people in most companies,
| but about keeping the jobs of the higher ups. It might be
| painful for all of us, but it is not like all managers don't
| know how to improve things.
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