10 Best Articles on Engineering Management
The most useful articles on engineering management from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Engineering Management Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on engineering management by Refind users in 2023 so far.
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How To Navigate Product Management Specializations
In the tech world, the Design, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales functions have each had specialities for years. But, Product Management has not yet defined specialities . This leads people to think a…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on engineering management—all under 10 minutes.
On Measuring: Company Metrics, Team KPIs, and OKRs
Featured guest author: Erica Louie! Making a case for OKRs and the importance of Team KPIs.
Is Engineering Management Bullshit?
Gather all of the authority, none of the accountability
«Going back to Drucker, a manager’s job is to prepare people to perform, and to give them freedom to do so.»
The Power of Product Thinking
In many design, product management, engineering, or even venture capital interviews and pitches, you’ll be assessed on a dimension called “product thinking,” sometimes also called “product sense.” If…
«The simplest way to define product thinking is that it is the skill of knowing what makes a product useful — and loved — by people»
44 engineering management lessons
Welcome to engineering management. It’s fun, it’s exhausting, it’s rewarding — but most importantly it’s new! What worked for you before won’t work now. You’ll have to acquire a new set of skills, and…
«You can’t lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on engineering management.
The Principles of Quantum Team Management
Instagram Head of Engineering James Everingham walks us through a different approach to management, drawing on science and machine-building.
The Growing Specialization of Product Management
Design, Engineering, and Marketing have specialities, but Product has not yet defined theirs. We talk about problems that arise when we assume all Product Managers are created equal, different types…
An Engineering Manager's Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities)
The engineering manager's bill of rights: Here are the commitments we make to our EMs at Honeycomb—and some of our expectations.
All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technical people
As I focus on becoming a better manager of engineers, I have been reflecting more and more on the advice that produced a 10X boost in my…
Platform Engineering KPIs
In this post, we will share our approach to building out KPI trees for our platform engineering teams at Wise (formerly TransferWise)
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