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AUDIENCE
First-level software managers who directly manage software development, such as
- software project managers
- software team leaders
- supervisors
PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for this course.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
Students must bring a laptop computer equipped with
- Microsoft Windows OS
- Microsoft Office 2003
TOPICS
- an overview of the team leader's responsibilities and ways to lead and motivate the team
- an overview of the TSP and how it works to build self-directed high-performance teams
- team management in a TSP team, the role of the team leader
- the TSP launch process, how the team builds its work plan and negotiates its commitment with management
- understanding process data at the team level, coaching the team based on process data
- how the team tracks status against its plan and maintains its commitment to management
- maintaining quality during software development
- how the team measures and manages development quality, and produces quality products
- how to report team status to management
- how to handle various leadership challenges
OBJECTIVES
Successful completion of this course enables participants to
- describe the basic concepts on which the TSP is built
- describe how the TSP can effectively improve software development activities and provide positive motivation for engineers and project teams
- provide a working-level understanding of how individuals and teams apply the TSP
- demonstrate key behaviors for successfully leading and coaching TSP teams
Course Work
After registering for the Leading a Development Team course, attendees receive copies of the books Winning with Software: An Executive Strategy (ISBN 0-201-77639-1) and TSP SM: Leading a Development Team (ISBN: 0-201-54610-8) by Watts Humphrey. An accompanying letter details the pre-course reading assignments. It is important that attendees read the assigned chapters are read before coming to the course.
Course Materials
Students receive a course notebook during the course.
LOGISTICS
Class Schedule
This three-day course meets at the following times:
Days 1-2, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Day 3, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Hotel and Travel Information
Information about traveling to the SEI offices is available on our
Travel and Lodging Web pages.
Questions about this course?
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions Web page for answers to some of the more common inquiries about SEI Education and Training.
If you need more information, contact us via e-mail at course-info@sei.cmu.edu
or telephone at +1 412-268-7622.
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