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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. In your conversations, starting with that first manager, talk about the challenges your organization faces with software development. The manager was looking for someone to lead a small team. They may try to recruit you.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. In your conversations, starting with that first manager, talk about the challenges your organization faces with software development. The manager was looking for someone to lead a small team. They may try to recruit you.

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The Rise of the Front-End Developer

LaunchDarkly

And took some very winding paths to my first job writing code, which I think I started doing in about 2006. Prior to taking on the tactical project manager role, I was in a senior engineering manager role. The technical project manager role was actually pretty new. Don’t just talk to the recruiter.