Foreword

Preface

1. Why I wrote this book
2. What you’ll find in this book

Acknowledgements

Testimonials

Introduction

1. In the Beginning
2. From Tech Leads to Tech Leads
3. From Novices to Practitioners

Novices

1. A Different Perspective – Cameron Swords
2. Change of Focus – Anne Simmons
3. Needs for a Wider Skill Set – Ebony Pierce
4. Juggling Act – Siebert Lubbe
5. The External Face – Liz Douglass
6. Chaos and Cluelessness – Roy Osherove
7. More Than Just Tech – Priyank Gupta
8. The Bigger Picture – Suchit Puri
9. Less Coding, More Responsibility – David ‘Bucky’ Schwarz
10. Lean on Communication Skills – Stefan Marev

Practitioners

People

1. Team Focus – Alison Rosewarne
2. Team over Self – Humphrey Elton
3. Delegate, Delegate, Delegate – Jason Selby
4. Facilitating, then Leading – Dan Abel
5. Helping the Team – Adam Esterline
6. Inwards and Outwards – Rachel Laycock
7. Soft Skills – Jon Pither
8. Enabling People – Isabella Degen
9. It’s Not About the Code – Patric Fornasier
10. People Focus – Sarah Taraporewalla
11. Engaging the Team – Glen Ford

The Tech of a Tech Lead

1. Teams and Architecture – Simon Brown
2. Enablement and Solution Design – Marten Gustafson
3. Manage Tech Debt – Mark Crossfield
4. An Architect Too? – Tomi Vanek
5. Champion Quality – Peter Moran
6. Don’t Forget Cross-Functional Requirements – Christy Allmon
7. Prioritising Tech Tasks – Chris Close

Bridging the Business with Tech

1. The Big Picture – Luca Grulla
2. Align Technology with Business – Robert Annett
3. Mapping the Future – Jason Dennis
4. Finding Balance with the Business – Cory Foy
5. A Bridge to the Business – Ryan Kinderman

You

1. Managing Yourself – Stephen Hardisty
2. Scouting – Geoffrey Giesemann
3. Lead from Behind – Joel Tosi
4. Understand Yourself – Daniel Worthington-Bodart
5. Finding Balance – Laura Paterson

Conclusions

1. Lessons Learned by First-Time Tech Leads
2. Lessons Learned by Practising Tech Leads
3. Final Words

Appendix

1. Useful Books
2. Useful Websites
3. Other References

About the Author