Effective Engineering Management

This Effective Engineering Management workshop is a course for existing or aspiring Engineering Managers from an experienced technical leader of almost 25 years. This course focuses on technical leadership skills through discussion, theory, and practical exercises to set up your Engineering Managers for success.

Effective Engineering Management: Learning Outcomes

Day 1: Exploring the Engineering Manager Role

Morning:

• Definition of the EM role
• Outline the scope of the EM role
• Explore common EM archetypes
• Understand what ¨success¨ looks like as an Engineering Manager
• Uncover the common challenges and how to overcome them

Afternoon:

• Identify and practice an approach to setting expectations and delegating work to the team
• Learn how to approach prioritisation and stakeholder management
• Explore individual differences through strengths and cultural differences, and how to maximise them
• How to approach making decisions and to adapt styles according to the situation

Day 2: People Management and Engineering Productivity

Morning:

• Explore the breadth of people management responsibilities
• Understand the EM’s role in growing people and how to do this
• Explain the differences between effective and ineffective 1- 1s
• Build a coaching mindset and practice using a coaching toolkit
• Learn how to deliver effective feedback

Afternoon:

• Understand the EM’s role in managing quality and productivity
• Learn how to turn a group of people into a high-performing team
• Understand how to improve engineering productivity and avoid the traps of common EM mistakes
• Learn how to manage stakeholders and manage upwards to align on organisational expectations
• Have a learning path beyond the course

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